What is CVE-2019-14412?

CVE-2019-14412 is a low-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-07-30.

How severe is CVE-2019-14412?

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

Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2019-14412

Maketext in cPanel before 78.0.2 allows format-string injection in the DCV check_domains_via_dns UAPI (SEC-474).

Published 2019-07-30 · 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:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (32.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 33rd percentile — 32.5% 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-134 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

References

documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/78+Change+Log (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14412?: CVE-2019-14412 is a low-severity vulnerability in Cpanel, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-07-30.
How severe is CVE-2019-14412?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.