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CVE-2024-9026 cPanel CVE debrief

cPanel’s EasyApache 4 2024.10.2 release includes security updates for PHP 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3 that address CVE-2024-9026. The supplied vendor note does not describe the flaw’s technical behavior, impact, or severity, so defenders should treat this as an official PHP-package remediation notice tied to cPanel/WHM-managed EasyApache 4 builds.

Vendor
cPanel
Product
cPanel/WHM
CVSS
LOW 3.3
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2024-10-08
Original CVE updated
2025-11-03
Advisory published
Unknown
Advisory updated
Unknown

Who should care

Administrators and operators running cPanel/WHM with EasyApache 4-managed PHP 8.1, 8.2, or 8.3 packages should review this update. Hosting providers and shared-environment operators should prioritize it where those PHP versions are deployed.

Technical summary

The only supplied technical evidence is a cPanel release-notes entry for EasyApache 4 2024.10.2 stating that security updates were released for PHP versions 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3 to address CVE-2024-9026. No additional vulnerability mechanics, affected code paths, exploitability details, or impact scope are provided in the corpus.

Defensive priority

Elevated for environments using cPanel/WHM EasyApache 4 with PHP 8.1-8.3. Because the vendor explicitly shipped a security update for multiple supported PHP versions, patching should be treated as time-sensitive even though the supplied corpus does not include severity scoring.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Verify whether any servers run cPanel/WHM EasyApache 4 with PHP 8.1, 8.2, or 8.3.
  • Apply the EasyApache 4 2024.10.2 update or the latest available vendor package set that includes the PHP security fixes.
  • Confirm the installed PHP package versions after updating and compare them with the vendor release notes.
  • If you cannot patch immediately, inventory exposed applications using the affected PHP runtimes and accelerate maintenance planning.
  • Monitor the official cPanel release notes and the CVE record for any follow-up advisories or clarification.

Evidence notes

Evidence is limited to the vendor-official EasyApache 4 2024.10.2 release note supplied in the corpus. That note explicitly states that PHP 8.1, 8.2, and 8.3 received security updates addressing CVE-2024-9026. No CVSS score, publication date, or deeper technical description is present in the supplied source material.

Official resources

The supplied corpus does not include a CVE publication date or modification date, so no issue date is asserted here. This debrief is based only on the vendor-official EasyApache 4 2024.10.2 release note and the official CVE/NVD links.