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CVE-2026-54420

high · 8.5Actively exploited

On the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.

Added 2026-06-15Remediation due 2026-06-18

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.

8.5
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS (exploit prob.)
72nd
EPSS percentile
2026-06-14
Published

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

Weaknesses

CWE-61

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
litespeedtechlitespeed_cpanel_plugin< 2.4.8
litespeedtechlitespeed_whm_plugin< 5.3.2.0

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References

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curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2026-54420