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CVE-2017-18459

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-18459 is a critical arbitrary code execution vulnerability affecting cPanel versions prior to 62.0.17, specifically during account modification operations. With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), this flaw allows a low-privileged attacker with local access to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no known public exploit code, Metasploit modules, or Nuclei templates, and it has not been added to CISA's KEV catalog. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, indicating a low level of public attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 55.9999.61, < 56.0.46CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 57.9999.48, < 58.0.45CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 59.9999.58, < 60.0.39CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 61.9999.55, < 62.0.17CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cpanel:cpanel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.47%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
38.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0047 is in the 79th percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

documentation.cpanel.net / display/CL/62+Change+Log
ProductRelease Notes
news.cpanel.com / cpanel-tsr-2017-0002-full-disclosure
Vendor Advisory