{
  "id": 9334712,
  "title": "New cPanel Flaw Lets a Hosting Account Run Code as Root, Take Full Server Control",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/new-cpanel-flaw-lets-a-hosting-account-run-code-as-root-take-full",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-23T12:16:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hacker News",
    "slug": "the-hacker-news",
    "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/new-cpanel-flaw-lets-hosting-account_0272795595.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A flaw in cPanel's CalDAV and CardDAV service lets anyone with a cPanel hosting account run code as root and take \"full control of the server,\" the company said on September 22. A second bug in the WP Toolkit plugin, used to install and manage WordPress sites, allows an account holder to change databases that belong to other accounts. cPanel has released fixed versions for both,",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}