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

Added to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 26 May 2026. Vendor: LiteSpeed. Product: cPanel Plugin.

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.

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 29 May 2026)