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cPanel CVE-2026-41940 Under Active Exploitation to Deploy Filemanager Backdoor

The recently disclosed critical cPanel and WebHost Manager (WHM) vulnerability CVE-2026-41940 is being actively exploited to deploy a backdoor named Filemanager. Exploitation can enable authentication bypass and allow remote attackers to gain elevated control of the control panel.

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cPanel CVE-2026-41940 Under Active Exploitation to Deploy Filemanager Backdoor

The recently disclosed critical cPanel and WebHost Manager (WHM) vulnerability CVE-2026-41940 is being actively exploited to deploy a backdoor named Filemanager. Exploitation can enable authentication bypass and allow remote attackers to gain elevated control of the control panel.