Major incident

Liquid Web - Services: WHM login failures

Affected: CPanel

Current status of Liquid Web - Services: Operational — live Liquid Web - Services status

Timeline

1. Jul 8, 2026, 21:49 UTC
   investigating
   It has been brought to our attention that a large subset of our cPanel customers are seeing an error message when attempting to log into WHM. "Invalid License File. Incorrect authority delivering the license." WebPros (cPanel) is aware of the issue and they are currently investigating. We appreciate your patience as they work to resolve the issue.
2. Jul 8, 2026, 22:53 UTC
   monitoring
   cPanel has been working on improving the performance of their licensing servers and implemented changes. We are seeing access to WHM and cPanel restored without intervention from support. If you are still having issues please reach out to support and we will be happy to assist.
3. Jul 8, 2026, 23:04 UTC
   monitoring
   WebPros has stated that the issue has been resolved and that servers should begin to renew licenses properly. If you are still experiencing issues logging in, feel free to contact us via chat or email and we can expedite the resolution.
4. Jul 9, 2026, 11:59 UTC
   resolved
   We have observed continued stability, and the cPanel licence updates have gone smoothly so far. If you need any further assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out to our Support team via chat or email.

Updates as published by Liquid Web - Services (original).