cPanel zero-day exploited for months before patch release (CVE-2026-41940)
2026-04-30T14:51:51Z•57453e9db68183e7aaa5149e2f48f97268cdc1a1894cf1c3003cb4cb03974fb2
AI supply chainAI-monitoringCVE-2026-31431CVE-2026-41940CopyFailGPS spoofingLinux kernelPalantirProxmox Backup ServerRobloxS3 storageaccount-theftauthentication-bypassbot-trafficcPanelexploit-in-the-wildlocal-privilege-escalationmodel-provenanceopen-sourcetransit-securityzero-day
What happened
Multiple high-impact security stories: a critical authentication‑bypass zero‑day in cPanel (CVE-2026-41940) has been actively exploited in the wild since at least Feb 2026. Separately, researchers disclosed a widespread Linux kernel local privilege escalation (CVE-2026-31431, “Copy Fail”) with a public PoC affecting major distributions since ~2017. Other notable items include Cisco’s open‑source AI model provenance toolkit (addressing AI supply‑chain risks), Met Police controversy over Palantir AI monitoring of officers, ORNL’s portable GPS spoofing detector for transit systems, Proxmox Backup
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- helpnetsecurity
- Record identifier
- 57453e9db68183e7aaa5149e2f48f97268cdc1a1894cf1c3003cb4cb03974fb2
- Enrichment time
- 2026-04-30T14:51:51Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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