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CVE-2018-20882

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-08-01 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

cPanel before 74.0.8 allows arbitrary file-write operations in the context of the root account during WHM Force Password Change (SEC-447).

Affected products

• WebPros cPanel: from 69.9999.122 before 70.0.57; from 73.9980.0 before 74.0.8 — fixed in 70.0.57, 74.0.8

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WebPros cPanel 70.0.57, 74.0.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/74+Change+Log
• https://news.cpanel.com/cpanel-tsr-2018-0005-full-disclosure/
• https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/74+Change+Log

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