CVE-2026-54420 - LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin Symlink Privilege Escalation
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2026 5:19 am
CVE ID: CVE-2026-54420
Published: June 14, 2026
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.
Severity: 8.5 | HIGH
More information:
https://cvefeed.io/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54420
Published: June 14, 2026
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.
Severity: 8.5 | HIGH
More information:
https://cvefeed.io/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54420