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Threat Brief: CVE-2026-41940: Critical cPanel & WHM Authentication Bypass Actively Exploited in the Wild

CVE-2026-41940 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in cPanel & WHM, including DNSOnly, and WP Squared. The issue affects cPanel software versions after 11.40 and can allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to exposed hosting control panels. cPanel released patched versions and published official remediation and detection guidance.

What is XDR (Extended Detection and Response) in Cybersecurity? A Quick Guide

Extended Detection and Response (XDR) is a comprehensive security solution that integrates various security products and data into a simplified, unified system. XDR security combines prevention, detection, investigation, and response to provide a holistic cloud-based security approach.

PhantomRaven Wave 5: New Undocumented NPM Supply Chain Campaign Targets DeFi, Cloud, and AI Developers

Mend’s security research team has identified a previously undocumented fifth wave of the PhantomRaven campaign, an ongoing NPM supply chain attack that has been stealing developer credentials and secrets since August 2025. This new wave uses a fresh command-and-control server, 33 new malicious packages, and a more sophisticated three-stage payload chain.

Emerging Threat: (CVE-2026-41940) cPanel & WHM Authentication Bypass via CRLF Injection

CVE-2026-41940 is a pre-authentication remote authentication bypass in cPanel and WHM caused by a CRLF (Carriage Return Line Feed) injection in the login and session handling logic. An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject raw \r\n characters into a malicious basic authorization header, which cpsrvd then writes into a session file without sanitization.

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Mend.io, formerly known as Whitesource, has over a decade of experience helping global organizations build world-class AppSec programs that reduce risk and accelerate development -– using tools built into the technologies that software and security teams already love. Our automated technology protects organizations from supply chain and malicious package attacks, vulnerabilities in open source and custom code, and open-source license risks.

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Mend.io, formerly known as Whitesource, has over a decade of experience helping global organizations build world-class AppSec programs that reduce risk and accelerate development -– using tools built into the technologies that software and security teams already love. Our automated technology protects organizations from supply chain and malicious package attacks, vulnerabilities in open source and custom code, and open-source license risks.

Cato Joins OpenAI's Trusted Access for Cyber (TAC) to Advance AI-Driven Defense

Over a decade ago, Cato Networks helped shift cybersecurity to a new frontier: a converged, cloud-native platform that combines security and networking. As a long-time security researcher, the Cato platform was a radical change, providing researchers with the rich context and end-to-end visibility we needed to identify threats faster and deliver accurate protections.