CVE-2026-41940
Actively exploited. CVE-2026-41940 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-04-30) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2026-41940 is indexed in Metasploit, Exploit-DB, GitHub PoC and Nuclei. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
WebPros cPanel & WHM (WebHost Manager) and WP2 (WordPress Squared) contain an authentication bypass vulnerability in the login flow that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to the control panel.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The vulnerability allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to the control panel.
- Who is affected
- Users of WebPros cPanel & WHM and WP2 are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the critical nature of the vulnerability and its exploitation status.
- Action
- Update to the patched version as soon as it is available.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2026-41940 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- MetasploitA Metasploit Framework module targets this CVE — weaponized, point-and-click exploitation.look it up ↗
- Exploit-DBA public exploit is published in the Exploit-DB archive.look it up ↗
- GitHub PoCPublic proof-of-concept repositories on GitHub reference this CVE.look it up ↗
- NucleiA nuclei-templates detection/PoC template exists for this CVE.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2026-41940: WebPros cPanel & WHM and WP2 (WordPress Squared) Missing Authentication for Critical Function …cisa-kev · 2026-04-30
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