CVE-2026-48172 — LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CVE-2026-48172: LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)
| Vendor / project | LiteSpeed |
| Product | cPanel Plugin |
| Date added | 2026-05-26 |
| Due date | 2026-05-29 |
| Ransomware campaign use | Unknown |
Description
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 (CISA)
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Notes
https://blog.litespeedtech.com/2026/05/21/security-update-for-litespeed-cpanel-plugin/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48172
References
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48172
- KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog