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CVE-2026-54420 LiteSpeed Technologies CPanel Plugin

LiteSpeed cPanel plugin before 2.4.8 (as distributed in LiteSpeed WHM PlugIn before 5.3.2.0) mishandles symlinks provided by a user with FTP or web shell access on a shared hosting server running CloudLinux/CageFS, as exploited in the wild in May 2026.

CVSS
8.5 High
EPSS
1.4%
Percentile
74
Published
2026-06-14
Force
9 of 12
Public PoC
4

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-61

On CISA’s exploited list

LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following Vulnerability

Added
2026-06-15
Federal patch deadline
2026-06-18
Ransomware use
not known