The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) adds a flaw in WebPros cPanel to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added a flaw in Microsoft Defender, tracked as CVE-2026-41940 (CVSS score of 9.3), to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

cPanel is a widely used web hosting control panel that lets users manage websites and servers through a graphical interface instead of command-line tools.

Cybersecurity experts at watchTowr first disclosed the flaw earlier this week and released a tool to help defenders identify vulnerable hosts in their estates.

“As we stated above, in-the-wild exploitation has already begun, according to KnownHost.” reads the advisory by watchTowr. “Therefore, we’re releasing our Detection Artifact Generator to enable defenders to identify vulnerable hosts in their estates.”

CVE-2026-41940 is an authentication bypass flaw affecting cPanel and WHM versions after 11.40. A weakness in the login flow allows remote attackers to skip or manipulate authentication checks, granting access to the control panel without valid credentials. This could let attackers manage hosting settings, access sensitive data, or take control of the server.

According to the Shadowserver Foundation, thousands of instances may be exposed.

— The Shadowserver Foundation (@Shadowserver) May 1, 2026

cPanel and watchTowr released tools to detect compromise and vulnerable hosts. Exploits date back to February. Namecheap warned customers of temporary access limits to mitigate risk.

According to Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 22-01: Reducing the Significant Risk of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, FCEB agencies have to address the identified vulnerabilities by the due date to protect their networks against attacks exploiting the flaws in the catalog.

Experts also recommend that private organizations review the Catalog and address the vulnerabilities in their infrastructure.

CISA orders federal agencies to fix the vulnerability by May 3, 2026.

Pierluigi Paganini

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(SecurityAffairs – hacking, US CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog)

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