CVE 8.5 HIGH

CVE-2026-54420_CVE-2026-54420

8.5 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

AI Analysis

LiteSpeed cPanel plugin mishandles symlinks, allowing for potential exploits on shared hosting servers.

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-54420
Source mitre
Published Jun 14, 2026 at 03:23

Affected Product

Vendor LiteSpeed Technologies
Product cPanel Plugin
Version 2.3
Affected Versions LiteSpeed Technologies cPanel Plugin 2.3

CWE Classification

AI Assessment

AI Score 8.5 / 10
AI Severity High
Vendor LiteSpeed Technologies
Product cPanel Plugin
Version 2.3

References

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