Actively exploitedCVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL

CVE-2026-41940

WebPros cPanel & WHM (WebHost Manager) and WP2 (WordPress Squared) contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the login flow that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to the control panel.

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Analysis

A critical authentication bypass vulnerability has been identified in cPanel, WHM, and WP Squared. Unauthenticated remote attackers can gain full access to the control panel. This vulnerability is confirmed to be under active exploitation in the wild and requires immediate patching.

Severity

Score: 9.8(CRITICAL)

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

AV: NETWORK

AC: LOW

PR: NONE

UI: NONE

S: UNCHANGED

C: HIGH

I: HIGH

A: HIGH

Weakness (CWE): CWE-306

CISA KEV

Added to KEV: 2026-04-30

Federal patch deadline: 2026-05-03

Known ransomware use: Known

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.

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.7424 (74.2%)

Percentile: 98.9%

EPSS: 2026-05-14

Affects

cpanel:cpanelcpanel:whmcpanel:wp_squared

Technical 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.

Published: 4/29/2026, 4:16:25 PM

Last modified: 5/4/2026, 6:09:42 PM

References

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Actively exploited

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CVSS 10.0

CVSS 10.0 — máxima severidad teórica. Explotable de forma remota, sin privilegios, con impacto total. Aún no confirmada como explotada en el mundo real, pero parchea ya.

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Categorías de impacto que evalúa la IA

widely_deployed_infra — kernel Linux, OpenSSL, glibc, k8s, Docker, nginx, OpenSSH.

popular_dev_tooling — Node.js, Python, Go, React, Next.js, librerías comunes de npm/pip.

common_consumer_software — Chrome, Firefox, Windows, macOS, apps móviles populares.

enterprise_saas — GitHub, GitLab, Atlassian, Salesforce, Cisco, Fortinet, Ivanti.

niche_software — CMS regionales, herramientas de hobby, librerías de poco uso.

not_relevant — firmware específico de proveedor, software descontinuado.

EPSS — EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) by FIRST.org estimates the probability that a CVE will be exploited in the next 30 days. Range is 0 to 1; very fresh CVEs typically score low until evidence accumulates.