Threat Brief: CVE-2026-41940: Critical cPanel & WHM Authentication Bypass Actively Exploited in the Wild
CVE-2026-41940 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in cPanel & WHM, including DNSOnly, and WP Squared. The issue affects cPanel software versions after 11.40 and can allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to exposed hosting control panels. cPanel released patched versions and published official remediation and detection guidance.