CVE-2026-48172
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LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin
LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
What it is
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.
What to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Vendor notices and references
- blog.litespeedtech.com/2026/05/21/security-update-for-litespeed-cpanel-plugin/
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48172
Description and required action as published by CISA. Full record at NVD.