Description
cPanel before 78.0.18 allows local users to escalate to root access because of userdata cache misparsing (SEC-479).
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/78+Change+Log
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
11.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
Status
published
Products (1)
cpanel/cpanel
< 78.0.18
Published
Jul 30, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026