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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
This CVE is actively exploited in the wild. CISA mandates federal agencies to patch immediately.
CVE

CVE-2026-41940

9.3
CVSScritical
Exploitable remotely over the internet · no authentication required.
Description

cPanel and WHM versions after 11.40 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the login flow that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to the control panel.

Attack Vector
Network
Privileges Req.
None
User Interaction
None
cpanelwp squaredwhm
Updated Nov 10, 2026View on NVD →
S4E scanner
criticalExposed Panels~10 seconds

cPanel & WHM - Authentication Bypass via Session-File CRLF Injection

cPanel and WHM versions prior to 11.110.0.97, 11.118.0.63, 11.126.0.54, 11.132.0.29, 11.134.0.20, and 11.136.0.5 contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the login flow that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to the control panel. References: https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/40073787579671-cPanel-WHM-Security-Update-04-28-2026 https://labs.watchtowr.com/the-internet-is-falling-down-falling-down-falling-down-cpanel-whm-authentication-bypass-cve-2026-41940/ https://github.com/watchtowrlabs/watchTowr-vs-cPanel-WHM-AuthBypass-to-RCE.py https://hadrian.io/blog/cve-2026-41940-a-critical-authentication-bypass-in-cpanel https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41940 Remediation: Update to version 11.110.0.97, 11.118.0.63, 11.126.0.54, 11.132.0.29, 11.134.0.20, 11.136.0.5 or later.

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