What is CVE-2017-18462?

CVE-2017-18462 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-18462?

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

Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2017-18462

cPanel before 62.0.17 allows a CPHulk one-day ban bypass when IP based protection is enabled (SEC-224).

Published 2019-08-05 · 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 (59.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 59.4% 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-254

References

documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/62+Change+Log (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18462?: CVE-2017-18462 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-18462?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.