cPanel before 78.0.18 allows certain file-read operations in the context of the root account via the Exim virtual_user_spam router (SEC-484…

published 2019-07-30 7y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-5610

cvss: 5.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 34%
public exploits: 0; none known

cPanel before 78.0.18 allows certain file-read operations in the context of the root account via the Exim virtual_user_spam router (SEC-484).

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

cpanel cpanel 78.0.18

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Exploit prediction

0.40% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 34% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	5.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	4.9	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

References

documentation.cpanel.net /display/CL/78+Change+Log
release-notes, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2019-14404
NVD CVE-2019-14404

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