[UPDATE] [high] cPanel cPanel/WHM: Multiple vulnerabilities

highCVE-2026-9698

An attacker can exploit multiple vulnerabilities in cPanel cPanel/WHM to potentially execute arbitrary code, bypass security controls, cause a Denial-of-Service condition, manipulate or disclose data, or conduct other unspecified attacks.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: cPanel product: cPanel/WHM Remote code execution Authentication bypass Denial of service Information disclosureOther

What: Multiple vulnerabilities allow an attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code, bypass security controls, cause Denial of Service, manipulate or disclose data.
Who is affected: Users of cPanel/WHM deployments.
Urgency: Remediation is urgent due to the high severity of the vulnerabilities.
Action: Update to the latest version of cPanel/WHM to address these issues.

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Details

Source: CERT-Bund (BSI) Security Advisories (DE · national-cert · site)
Severity: high
Published: 2026-08-12
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync
Language: Machine-translated to English — verify against the original

Original advisory: https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-1880

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-96980.46% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 39% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-9698	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

unknownMultiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Products (June 22, 2026)cert-fr-avis
highCVE-2026-9698: DBI versions before 1.648 for Perl saved errors in a limited-sized buffermsrc

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