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

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.

Source Summary Published August 4, 2026 Brief Under 1 min brief
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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.

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