Leech Protect in cPanel before 62.0.4 does not protect certain directories (SEC-205).

published 2019-08-05 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-9592

cvss: 7.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.1%; EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits: 0; none known

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

cpanel cpanel 11.54.0.36, 56.0.43, 58.0.43, 60.0.35, 62.0.4

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Exploit prediction

1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	7.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	5.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Classification

Weakness

CWE-254 7PK - Security Features

References

documentation.cpanel.net /display/CL/62+Change+Log
release-notes, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2017-18476
NVD CVE-2017-18476

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