Regression – Uncaught TypeError: mysqli_real_escape_string()

Hi, it looks like this issue was reported about 2 years ago here and marked as resolved so it looks like a possible regression.

WordPress 6.5.2
WP Cerber 9.0
PHP 8.1.24
MySQL 8.0.36
LiteSpeed web server, Linux

[18-Apr-2024 23:24:57 UTC] PHP Fatal error: Uncaught TypeError: mysqli_real_escape_string(): Argu
ment #1 ($mysql) must be of type mysqli, null given in /home/domains/mydomain.com/
public_html/wp-content/plugins/wp-cerber/cerber-common.php:2477