A threat actor named Mr_Rot13 has been attributed to the exploitation of a recently disclosed critical cPanel flaw to deploy a backdoor codenamed Filemanager on compromised environments. The attack exploits CVE-2026-41940, a vulnerability impacting cPanel and WebHost Manager (WHM) that could result in an authentication bypass and allow remote attackers to gain elevated control of the control
cPanel CVE-2026-41940 Under Active Exploitation to Deploy Filemanager Backdoor
Kurzinfo
Metadaten
- Original (extern): Link oeffnen
- Veroeffentlicht: 2026-05-11 17:54 UTC
- Importiert: 2026-05-19 13:51 UTC
- CVSS: 9.8
- Quelle-ID:
thn_global - uid_hash:
877965f9ea8898e7a98d62a78a81d7f76c83f69a73431f60efbbd141350c167c
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Verknuepfte CVEs
| CVE-ID | Severity (Quelle) | CVSS (Quelle) | Severity (CVE.org) | CVSS (CVE.org) | EPSS | EPSS-Pctl | Veroeffentlicht (CVE.org) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRITICAL |
9.8 |
CRITICAL |
9.8 |
0.98527 |
0.99921 |
2026-04-29 |
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