1.) Through SSHmkdir -p /root/cpanel_profile/
thenvi /root/cpanel_profile/cpanel.config
and put a linemysql-version=5.6
save and quit :wq
2.) Through SSHsudo yum-config-manager --disable mysql57-community
sudo yum-config-manager --enable mysql56-community
You must enable and disable the version of MySQL
See what rpm do you have installed and erase them (or else they will confict the installation)rpm -qa|grep mysql
Examplesudo yum erase package mysql-community-common-5.7.25-1.el7.x86_64
3.) Through WHM
Upgrade to Latest Version/Force a reinstall even if the system is up to date.
4.) Through SSH
Remove them and reinstall them beacause is not the latest 5.6.43 (in my case WHM installed the 5.6.41)yum remove mysql mysql-server
mv /var/lib/mysql /var/lib/mysql_old_backup
yum install mysql mysql-server
5.) Through WHMHome »SQL Services »MySQL Root Password »Add new password
Home »Account Functions »Password Modification »Add new password to the cPanel Account
6.) Through SSHservice cpanel restart
service mysql restart