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low 2.7

CVE-2017-18401 json

cPanel before 68.0.15 allows user accounts to be partially created with invalid username formats (SEC-334).

published 2019-08-02 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-9517

cvss
2.7
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.6%
EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

cPanel before 68.0.15 allows user accounts to be partially created with invalid username formats (SEC-334).

Patch / fix

  • cpanel cpanel 62.0.35, 64.0.42, 66.0.34, 68.0.15

Exploit prediction

0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 2.7 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.0 AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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