CVE-2026-48172 · netVigilance record NV26-0119
LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin Privilege Escalation
past due
What to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA deadline 2026-05-29 · passed 3 months ago · applies to US federal civilian agencies; used elsewhere as a reference SLA
What happened
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.
Who is affected
LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin. Affected version ranges are listed in the vendor advisory and the NVD entry linked under Sources.
Weakness class: CWE-266.
Timeline
- Added to CISA KEVExploitation in the wild confirmed by CISA
- CISA remediation deadlinepassed 3 months ago
Sources
- NVD entry for CVE-2026-48172 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48172
- CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
- blog.litespeedtech.com blog.litespeedtech.com/2026/05/21/security-update-for-litespeed-cpanel-plugin/
- nvd.nist.gov nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48172