LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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  LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

  CVE-2026-48172

  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.

  CISA's required action · due 29 May 2026 for U.S. federal civilian agencies

  Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

  Cited by CISA: blog.litespeedtech.com · nvd.nist.gov

  Added to KEV 26 May 2026 · Source checked 4 Nov 2026, 16:35 UTC · CISA KEV entry

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