Resolved: Emergency Security Maintenance – PwnEscape

The emergency security maintenance across both infrastructure locations, NXDATA-1 (Romania) and Maincubes FRA01 (Germany), has been successfully completed.

Our infrastructure team has applied the required security updates addressing CVE-2026-99999 (PwnEscape) and completed the necessary post-maintenance verification procedures.

Maintenance Summary

• Affected locations: NXDATA-1 (Romania) and Maincubes FRA01 (Germany).
• Affected services: Linux-based VPS instances across both locations.
• Reason: Critical Linux kernel security updates.
• Status: Resolved.

Service Status

All required maintenance procedures have been completed. Affected VPS instances have been brought back online, and service availability is being monitored to ensure infrastructure stability.

Customers who continue to experience connectivity issues or find their VPS instances unavailable are advised to contact our support team for further investigation.

Final Update

This emergency maintenance was necessary to address a critical security concern and preserve the security and isolation of our virtualized environments.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the temporary service interruptions and appreciate your patience and understanding throughout the maintenance window.

Thank you for choosing us.
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Emergency Security Maintenance - PwnEscape

We're conducting emergency security maintenance across both infrastructure locations: NXDATA-1 (Romania) and Maincubes FRA01 (Germany).

The maintenance concerns CVE-2026-99999 (PwnEscape), a critical Linux kernel vulnerability rated CVSS 9.3/10. The vulnerability poses a potential security risk to virtualized environments, making it necessary to apply the appropriate security updates to protect our infrastructure and maintain isolation between virtual machines.

Scope of Impact

All Linux-based VPS instances across both locations are affected by this maintenance, including customer-managed VPS instances.

During the maintenance window, affected services may experience:
- Temporary service interruptions.
- Unexpected VPS reboots or planned restarts.
- Temporary connectivity loss while security updates are applied.

Windows VPS instances are not directly targeted by the Linux kernel updates. However, temporary connectivity interruptions may occur if the underlying host infrastructure requires maintenance.

Affected Locations

• NXDATA-1 - Romania
• Maincubes FRA01 - Germany

Maintenance Schedule

• Scheduled start: 01:00 Romanian time (EEST).
• Expected completion: To be announced.
• Status updates: This page will be updated as maintenance progresses.

Expected Impact

We expect a brief downtime of approximately 5 to 15 minutes per virtual server while the necessary security updates are applied.

If your VPS remains unreachable for more than 20 minutes, please check this status post for updates regarding potential host-specific issues. If no relevant issues are listed, please contact our support team for assistance.

Resolution

Our infrastructure team will apply the necessary security updates, verify system integrity, and monitor service availability throughout the maintenance window.

The incident will be marked as resolved once the required maintenance and verification procedures have been completed.

We apologise for the short notice and any inconvenience this maintenance may cause. Given the severity of this security issue, we consider these updates a priority to protect our infrastructure and customer environments.

Thank you for your patience and understanding.
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