CVE-2026-48172: LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CVE ID

CVE-2026-48172

Vulnerability Name

LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

• Project: LiteSpeed
• Product: cPanel Plugin

Date

• Date Added: 2026-05-26
• Due Date: 2026-05-29

Description

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.

Known To Be Used in Ransomware Campaigns?

Unknown

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.

Additional Notes

https://blog.litespeedtech.com/2026/05/21/security-update-for-litespeed-cpanel-plugin/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48172

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• CISA gives feds 4 days to patch actively exploited cPanel plugin flaw

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