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LiteSpeed cPanel user-end plugin urgent security update (CVE-2026-48172)

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LiteSpeed released urgent security updates for the cPanel user-end plugin after CVE-2026-48172 was found to be actively exploited, reducing exposure for systems running the bundled WHM plugin. The vendor told users to move the plugin to the latest version. The release targets a flaw that can give remote attackers root privileges.

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CISA KEV mitigation for LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin (CVE-2026-54420)

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H score38 First: 16.06.2026 08:41 Last: 16.06.2026 08:41 Sources 1

How related: The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has given U.S. government agencies three days to secure their servers against an actively exploited vulnerability (CVE-2026-54420) in the LiteSpeed cPanel user-end plugin.

About this happening: CISA put **CVE-2026-54420** in **LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin** on the **KEV catalog**, ordering **FCEB agencies** to apply fixes by **June 18, 2026**. The flaw is a **CVSS 8.5 privile...

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Timeline

  1. 16.06.2026 13:47 1 articles · 23d ago

    CISA orders agencies to patch actively exploited LiteSpeed cPanel plugin flaw

    Legal Policy Action Update

    CISA added CVE-2026-48172/CVE-2026-54420 in the LiteSpeed cPanel user-end plugin to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog and ordered Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies to secure affected servers within three days under BOD 26-04. The affected plugin versions before 2.4.8 are described as actively exploited, with FTP or web shell access enabling root escalation on shared hosting servers running CloudLinux/CageFS.

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  2. 27.05.2026 13:06 2 articles · 1mo ago

    Initial report: LiteSpeed cPanel user-end plugin urgent security update (CVE-2026-48172)

    Initial Disclosure

    LiteSpeed pushed an urgent patch for the **cPanel user-end plugin** after exploitation emerged for **CVE-2026-48172**. The update provides remediation for the vulnerable plugin bundled with the **WHM plugin**.

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