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CVE-2018-20909

Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% 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-732

Description

cPanel before 70.0.23 allows arbitrary file-chmod operations during legacy incremental backups (SEC-338).

Affected products

WebPros cPanel: from 61.9999.55 before 62.0.42; from 67.9999.64 before 68.0.33; from 69.9999.122 before 70.0.23 — fixed in 62.0.42, 68.0.33, 70.0.23

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: WebPros cPanel 62.0.42, 68.0.33, 70.0.23. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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