CVE-2026-48172: LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
· high severity · unattributed attribution
Evidence and provenance
- Original source
- CISA KEV report ↗
- Published
- 2026-05-26T00:00:00Z
- Confidence basis
- No actor match
- Record ID
cda37415297daa3be268
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-48172
Use and citation
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