What is CVE-2017-18431?

CVE-2017-18431 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-08-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-18431?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Cpanel

CVE-2017-18431

cPanel before 66.0.1 does not reliably perform suspend/unsuspend operations on accounts (CPANEL-13941).

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cpanel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/66+Change+Log (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18431?: CVE-2017-18431 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-18431?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.