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ACTIVELY EXPLOITED3 sources verified·1 min read
By Lyrie Threat Intelligence·5/26/2026

CVE-2026-48172 added to CISA KEV: LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin

Status: ✅ Confirmed exploited in the wild

Date added: 2026-05-26

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.

Due date: 2026-05-29

Why this matters

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.

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