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8.5
CVSS
High

CVE-2026-54420

PUBLISHED

LiteSpeed cPanel plugin before 2.4.8 (as distributed in LiteSpeed WHM PlugIn before 5.3.2.0) mishandles symlinks provided by a user with FTP or web...

Not yet in CISA KEV

Exploited in the wild Remote No user interaction
Vendor
LiteSpeed Technologies
Product
cPanel Plugin
Published
Jun 14, 2026
EPSS
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Description

LiteSpeed cPanel plugin before 2.4.8 (as distributed in LiteSpeed WHM PlugIn before 5.3.2.0) mishandles symlinks provided by a user with FTP or web shell access on a shared hosting server running CloudLinux/CageFS, as exploited in the wild in May 2026.

linux

Weaknesses (CWE)

  • CWE-61

    UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 8.5 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation Status

Exploited in the wild

Recorded 2026-06-14 04:01:15 UTC · CVE

References

Known Exploited Vulnerability Sources

Catalogues that list this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability.

Source Added
CVE First 2026-06-14 04:01 UTC

Timeline

  • Added to KEVIntel

  • CVE Published to Public

  • CVE ID Reserved