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WebPros cPanel and WHM Authentication Bypass via Login Flow

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE ListKnown exploited1 source record

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.

Announced Group revision 1
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CVE-2026-41940

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-41940

cPanel

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Prerequisites
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WP Squared

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product

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WHM

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/2/product

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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "vendor": "WebPros",
    "product": "cPanel",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.40.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.86.0.41",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.88.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.94.0.28",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.96.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.102.0.39",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.104.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.110.0.97",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.112.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.118.0.63",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.120.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.124.0.35",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.126.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.126.0.54",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.128.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.130.0.19",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.132.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.132.0.29",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.134.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.134.0.20",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.136.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.136.0.5",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "affected"
  },
  {
    "vendor": "WebPros",
    "product": "WP Squared",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "11.136.1.7",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  },
  {
    "vendor": "WebPros",
    "product": "WHM",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.40.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.86.0.41",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.88.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.94.0.28",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.96.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.102.0.39",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.104.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.110.0.97",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.112.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.118.0.63",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.120.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.124.0.35",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.126.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.126.0.54",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.128.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.130.0.19",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.132.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.132.0.29",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.134.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.134.0.20",
        "versionType": "custom"
      },
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "11.136.0.0",
        "lessThan": "11.136.0.5",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ],
    "defaultStatus": "affected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2026-41940

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Publisher severity

critical

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Linked CVE context

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CVE-2026-41940 · Unrated

cPanel & WHM and WP2 (WordPress Squared) · Known exploited (CISA KEV)

Event
#4743 · Revision 1
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Revision history

  1. CVE-2026-41940 · Revision 1Source updated