What is CVE-2020-12785?

CVE-2020-12785 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2020-05-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-12785?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Cpanel

CVE-2020-12785

cPanel before 86.0.14 allows attackers to obtain access to the current working directory via the account backup feature (SEC-540).

Published 2020-05-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.4% 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

References

documentation.cpanel.net/display/CL/86+Change+Log (Vendor Advisory)
news.cpanel.com/cpanel-tsr-2020-0002-full-disclosure/ (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12785?: CVE-2020-12785 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cpanel. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2020-05-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-12785?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.