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. Vendor/Product: LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin. Added to CISA KEV 2026-05-26; 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.

Category: Vulnerability, Known Exploited