CISA Directs Federal Agencies to Patch Critical cPanel Vulnerability
Why it matters: Indian organizations using cPanel, particularly those in critical infrastructure, must prioritize patching this vulnerability immediately to prevent system compromise and data breaches.
CISA has issued a directive for US federal agencies to patch a critical cPanel vulnerability (CVE-2026-41940) by Sunday. Security researchers at Rapid7 confirm that successful exploitation of this bug allows attackers to gain full control over the cPanel host, its configurations, databases, and managed websites. This vulnerability poses a severe risk, enabling complete system compromise and data manipulation.
Source: The Record