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CVE-2020-29136

In cPanel before 90.0.17, 2FA can be bypassed via a brute-force approach (SEC-575).

6.5 Medium

In cPanel before 90.0.17, 2FA can be bypassed via a brute-force approach (SEC-575).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.19%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

In cPanel before 90.0.17, 2FA can be bypassed via a brute-force approach (SEC-575).

Record
CVE-2020-29136
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-307
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In cPanel before 90.0.17, 2FA can be bypassed via a brute-force approach (SEC-575).

Record
CVE-2020-29136
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-21517 No score

In cPanel before 90.0.17, 2FA can be bypassed via a brute-force approach (SEC-575).

Record
EUVD-2020-21517
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pc88-5q83-cf4p 6.5

In cPanel before 90.0.17, 2FA can be bypassed via a brute-force approach (SEC-575).

In cPanel before 90.0.17, 2FA can be bypassed via a brute-force approach (SEC-575).

Record
GHSA-pc88-5q83-cf4p
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-307, CWE-522
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-29136 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Cpanel, published November 27, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.19%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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