Internal server error. Stage: get_approved_hashes

I got the above error when trying to run the Malware scanner for the first time on a newly installed site

It stalls at 0% on Updating statuses for the approved files

log:

test Sep 4 2026 14:59:38 - Getting denied hashes Denied hashes 66754; Denied hashes in db 0.

test Sep 4 2026 14:59:33 - File System Analysis Scanned files 6914.

test Sep 4 2026 14:59:32 - File System Analysis Scanned files 6300.

test Sep 4 2026 14:59:31 - File System Analysis Scanned files 5600.

test Sep 4 2026 14:59:31 - File System Analysis Scanned files 4900.

test Sep 4 2026 14:59:30 - File System Analysis Scanned files 4200.

test Sep 4 2026 14:59:30 - File System Analysis Scanned files 3500.

test Sep 4 2026 14:59:29 - File System Analysis Scanned files 2800.

test Sep 4 2026 14:59:29 - File System Analysis Scanned files 2100.

test Sep 4 2026 14:59:28 - File System Analysis Scanned files 1400.

test Sep 4 2026 14:59:28 - File System Analysis Scanned files 700.

test Sep 4 2026 14:59:25 - Getting modules hashes Plugins 19; Themes 1; Plugins without hashes 1; Themes without hashes 1.

test Sep 4 2026 14:59:22 - Getting CMS hashes Expected hashes 0; Added hashes 3341.