cPanel before 74.0.0 insecurely stores phpMyAdmin session files (SEC-418).

published 2019-08-01 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-13424

cvss: 5.3; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 28%
public exploits: 0; none known

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

cpanel cpanel 70.0.53, 72.0.10, 74.0.0

Exploit prediction

0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 28% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	5.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-922 Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information

References

news.cpanel.com /cpanel-tsr-2018-0004-full-disclosure/
vendor-advisory
documentation.cpanel.net /display/CL/74+Change+Log
product, release-notes

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-20886
NVD CVE-2018-20886

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Summary