What is CVE-2017-18397?

CVE-2017-18397 is a low-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Permission Issues. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-18397?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2017-18397

cPanel before 68.0.15 does not preserve permissions for local backup transport (SEC-330).

Published 2019-08-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (27.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cpanel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-275 — Permission Issues

References

documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/68+Change+Log (Product, Release Notes)
news.cpanel.com/cpanel-tsr-2017-0006-full-disclosure/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18397?: CVE-2017-18397 is a low-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Permission Issues. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-18397?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.