CVE-2026-41940
criticalpriority · act · 90OT risk · criticalKEV · exploitedEU KEV · CERT-PLEPSS 0.985 · 100 %ileexploit · weaponizedDEEUNLRUUSadded 2026-04-30remediate by 2026-05-03
required action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
EU KEVflagged by CERT-PLreported 2026-05-08patched 2026-04-28ransomware
EPSS · scored 2026-10-26
WebPros cPanel & WHM and WP2 (WordPress Squared) Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
exploits (75)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-52574cPanel - CRLF InjectionPoC · exploit_db
- 0dev1337/cpanelscannerCpanel Scanner For CVE-2026-41940 PoC · poc_in_github
- 0xBlackash/CVE-2026-41940CVE-2026-41940PoC · poc_in_github
- 0xabdoulaye/CPANEL-CVE-2026-419400xabdoulaye/CPANEL-CVE-2026-41940PoC · poc_in_github
affected products (77)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- NCSC-2026-0130Kwetsbaarheid verholpen in cPanel en WHMNL2026-04-30csaf · ncsc_nlNL
cPanel heeft een kwetsbaarheid verholpen in cPanel en WHM producten, inclusief versies na 11.40 en vóór de specifieke gepatchte releases.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-1310cPanel cPanel/WHM: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von SicherheitsvorkehrungenDeutsch2026-04-28csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in cPanel cPanel/WHM ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (16)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41940cnnvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/52574cnnvd
- https://docs.cpanel.net/release-notes/release-notesenisa_euvd
- https://docs.wpsquared.com/changelogs/versions/changelog/#13617enisa_euvd
- https://support.cpanel.net/hc/en-us/articles/40073787579671-cPanel-WHM-Security-Update-04-28-2026enisa_euvd
- https://www.namecheap.com/status-updates/ongoing-critical-security-vulnerability-in-cpanel-april-28-2026enisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/cpanel-and-whm-authentication-bypass-via-login-flowenisa_euvd
- https://docs.cpanel.net/release-notes/release-notesRelease Notesnvd
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