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New cPanel Critical Flaw Could Let Hosting Customers Run SQL as Database Root

medthehackernewsPublished 2026-08-04

cPanel has patched a flaw that let an authenticated hosting customer execute SQL in the database's root context, crossing the privilege boundary between a cPanel account and the server's administrative database identity. It shipped in a targeted security release that closes two other routes past account boundaries.

The database bug is tracked as CVE-2026-58048 (CVSS 4.0 score: 9.4) and affects

Indicators of compromise

Original source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/new-cpanel-critical-flaw-could-let.html