What is CVE-2017-18404?

CVE-2017-18404 is a low-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2019-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-18404?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2017-18404

cPanel before 68.0.15 allows domain data to be deleted for domains with the .lock TLD (SEC-341).

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (36.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.2% 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-284 — Improper Access Control

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-2017-18404?: CVE-2017-18404 is a low-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2019-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-18404?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.