CVE-2026-48172
LiteSpeed User-End cPanel Plugin before 2.4.5 allows privilege escalation (possibly to root), as exploited in the wild in May 2026. Detection is best done via a command line of grep -rE "cpanel_jsonapi_func=redisAble" /var/cpanel/logs /usr/local/cpanel/logs/ 2>/dev/null in Bash. If you get no output, you have not been hit with exploitation of the vulnerability. If there is output, we recommend you examine the IP addresses in the list, determine if they are valid IP addresses, and if not, block them. To determine damage done, examine the system logs for use by the detected IP addresses. The issue is related to mishandling of Redis enable/disable features. The recommended minimum version is 2.4.7.
CVSS Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (2)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| litespeedtech | litespeed_cpanel_plugin | * < 2.4.7 |
| litespeedtech | litespeed_whm_plugin | * < 5.3.1.0 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-fxrh-cwjh-m33v
LiteSpeed User-End cPanel Plugin before 2.4.5 allows privilege escalation (possibly to root), as...
References (4)
- https://blog.litespeedtech.com/2026/05/21/security-update-for-litespeed-cpanel-plugin/ Vendor Advisory
- https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server/control-panel-support/cpanel Product
- https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server/control-panel-support/release-log Release Notes
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-48172 US Government Resource
Risk Scores
Top 8% most likely to be exploited
CISA Known Exploited
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.