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CVE-2018-20926

• Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 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-434

Description

cPanel before 70.0.23 allows local privilege escalation via the WHM Locale XML Upload interface (SEC-380).

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

• https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/70+Change+Log
• https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/70+Change+Log

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