What is CVE-2018-20880?

CVE-2018-20880 is a low-severity vulnerability in Cpanel. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-08-01.

How severe is CVE-2018-20880?

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

Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2018-20880

cPanel before 74.0.8 mishandles account suspension because of an invalid email_accounts.json file (SEC-445).

Published 2019-08-01 · 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:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cpanel

References

documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/74+Change+Log (Product, Release Notes)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20880?: CVE-2018-20880 is a low-severity vulnerability in Cpanel. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-08-01.
How severe is CVE-2018-20880?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.