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// vulnerability record
cached · NVD via COSMOS syncCVE-2026-48172
CRITICALKEVpublished 2026-05-21 02:16 UTC · 1 month ago · modified 2026-05-26 20:19 UTC
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// description
LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin contains privilege escalation vulnerability that is exposed via the user-end cPanel plugin, which can be abused by any cPanel user account to execute arbitrary scripts with root privileges.
// cvss 4.0 vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
// required action (CISA KEV)
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
added 2026-05-26 00:00 UTC
// weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-266
// references (4)
- https://blog.litespeedtech.com/2026/05/21/security-update-for-litespeed-cpanel-plugin/
- https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server/control-panel-support/cpanel
- https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server/control-panel-support/release-log
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48172