What is CVE-2019-20491?

CVE-2019-20491 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-03-16.

How severe is CVE-2019-20491?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2019-20491

cPanel before 82.0.18 allows attackers to leverage virtual mail accounts in order to bypass account suspensions (SEC-508).

Published 2020-03-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (51.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 51.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cpanel

References

documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/82+Change+Log (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20491?: CVE-2019-20491 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cpanel. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2020-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2019-20491?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.