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New cPanel Flaw Lets a Hosting Account With Mail Privileges Run Code as Root

BACKGROUND
2 SIGNALSFIRST DETECTED 9 September 2026
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How the story developed
Other feeds and industry voices
9 May
cPanel, WHM Release Fixes for Three New Vulnerabilities — Patch Now

cPanel has released updates to address three vulnerabilities in cPanel and Web Host Manager (WHM) that could be exploited to achieve privilege escalation, code execution, and

REPORT · HOW · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
29 Apr
Critical cPanel Authentication Vulnerability Identified — Update Your Server Immediately

cPanel has released security updates to address a security issue impacting various authentication paths that could allow an attacker to obtain access to the control panel

REPORT · WHAT · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
1 May
Actively exploited cPanel bug exposes millions of websites to takeover

A vulnerability in the cPanel/WHM admin interface lets attackers access websites without a username and password.

REPORT · WHAT · Malwarebytes LabsOPEN STORY
30 Apr
Critical cPanel and WHM bug exploited as a zero-day, PoC now available

The critical CVE-2026-41940 authentication bypass vulnerability in cPanel, WHM, and WP Squared is being actively exploited in the wild and has been leveraged in attempts since

REPORT · WHAT · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
11 May
cPanel CVE-2026-41940 Under Active Exploitation to Deploy Filemanager Backdoor

A threat actor named Mr_Rot13 has been attributed to the exploitation of a recently disclosed critical cPanel flaw to deploy a backdoor codenamed Filemanager on compromised

REPORT · WHAT · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
23 May
LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin CVE-2026-48172 Exploited to Run Scripts as Root

A maximum-severity security vulnerability impacting LiteSpeed User-End cPanel Plugin has come under active exploitation in the wild. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-48172 (CVSS

REPORT · WHAT · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
29 Apr
cPanel, WHM emergency update fixes critical auth bypass bug

A critical vulnerability affecting all but the latest versions of cPanel and the WebHost Manager (WHM) dashboard could be exploited to obtain access to the control panel without

REPORT · WHAT · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
4 May
Days after the disclosure of a critical vulnerability in popular web hosting software cPanel and WHM, hackers keep targeting and hacking websites.

Days after the disclosure of a critical vulnerability in popular web hosting software cPanel and WHM, hackers keep targeting and hacking websites.

OPINION · WHAT · TechCrunchOPEN STORY
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