{"cve":"CVE-2026-54420","nvd":{"published":"2026-06-14T04:16:28.630","modified":"2026-07-23T09:10:00.113","status":"Analyzed","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.5},"cwes":["CWE-61"],"references":["https://blog.litespeedtech.com/2026/06/01/security-update-for-litespeed-cpanel-plugin-2/","https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server/control-panel-support/cpanel","https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-54420"],"products":["litespeedtech:litespeed_cpanel_plugin","litespeedtech:litespeed_whm_plugin"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:38:48.522727527+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-54420","score":0.01439,"percentile":0.73166,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":{"cve":"CVE-2026-54420","date_added":"2026-06-15","due_date":"2026-06-18","vendor":"LiteSpeed","product":"cPanel Plugin","known_ransomware":false},"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}