Vendor / Project: LiteSpeed Product: cPanel Plugin 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. Required Action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Due Date: 2026-05-29 Ransomware Campaign Use: Unknown CWEs: CWE-266 Notes: https://blog.litespeedtech.com/2026/05/21/security-update-for-litespeed-cpanel-plugin/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48172
CVE-2026-48172 — LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Kurzinfo
Metadaten
- Original (extern): Link oeffnen
- Veroeffentlicht: 2026-05-26 00:00 UTC
- Importiert: 2026-10-20 22:46 UTC
- CVSS: 10.0
- Quelle-ID:
cisa_kev - uid_hash:
42e69372685d851fb904114934a96c1a212c0f4a120f59b7d61a5f6a595c7eec
Inhalt
Verknuepfte CVEs
| CVE-ID | Severity (Quelle) | CVSS (Quelle) | Severity (CVE.org) | CVSS (CVE.org) | EPSS | EPSS-Pctl | Veroeffentlicht (CVE.org) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRITICAL |
10 |
CRITICAL |
10 |
2026-05-21 |
Quellen-Details
| Bezeichnung | Name | Kategorie | Tags | Zielgruppe | Sprache | Feed-URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CISA – Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) | threat_intel | cisa, kev | - | de | https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/kev-data/develop/known_exploited_vulnerabilities.json |