cPanel before 74.0.0 allows certain file-read operations via password file caching (SEC-425).
Priority LOW 20CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
cPanel before 74.0.0 allows certain file-read operations via password file caching (SEC-425).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00351 28th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 69.9999.122 to before 70.0.53; 71.9980.30 to before 72.0.10; 73.9980.0 to before 74.0.0 | Vulnerable | Cpanel |
- cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 69.9999.122 to before 70.0.53; 71.9980.30 to before 72.0.10; 73.9980.0 to before 74.0.0 Vulnerable ·Cpanel
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-20889
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rpgv-g36x-wp24
References
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Sources
- CVE-2018-20889 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-20889 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rpgv-g36x-wp24 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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