CVE-2026-48172 kev in the critical feed json
LiteSpeed User-End cPanel Plugin before 2.4.5 allows privilege escalation (possibly to root), as exploited in the wild in May 2026.
published 5mo ago modified last mo. also EUVD-2026-31204
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Exploited
- added 2026-05-26
- epss
- 17.9%
- EPSS 17.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 97%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
LiteSpeed User-End cPanel Plugin before 2.4.5 allows privilege escalation (possibly to root), as exploited in the wild in May 2026. Detection is best done via a command line of grep -rE "cpanel_jsonapi_func=redisAble" /var/cpanel/logs /usr/local/cpanel/logs/ 2>/dev/null in Bash. If you get no output, you have not been hit with exploitation of the vulnerability. If there is output, we recommend you examine the IP addresses in the list, determine if they are valid IP addresses, and if not, block them. To determine damage done, examine the system logs for use by the detected IP addresses. The issue is related to mishandling of Redis enable/disable features. The recommended minimum version is 2.4.7.
Patch / fix
cisa 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.
- LiteSpeed Technologies cPanel Plugin 2.4.7
- LiteSpeed Technologies WHM Plugin 5.3.1.0
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- Published
- Added to CISA KEV
- CISA SSVC: exploitation active
- CISA patch deadline
Known exploited
- Added
- 5mo ago
- Patch by
- 2026-05-29 (5mo ago)
- Ransomware
- Not known
- 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.
- Vendor, product
- LiteSpeed, cPanel Plugin
- CISA name
- LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Active, exploited in the wild
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 5mo ago
Exploit prediction
17.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 97% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 10.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H |
| CNA | 4.0 | 10.0 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- LiteSpeed Technologies cPanel Plugin
- LiteSpeed Technologies WHM Plugin
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment
References
-
blog.litespeedtech.com
/2026/05/21/security-update-for-litespeed-cpanel-plugin/
vendor-advisory
-
litespeedtech.com
/products/litespeed-web-server/control-panel-support/cpanel
product
-
litespeedtech.com
/products/litespeed-web-server/control-panel-support/release-log
release-notes
-
cisa.gov
/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48172
government-resource, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-48172
- NVD CVE-2026-48172
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