CVE-2026-54420

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.

  • Published Jun 14, 2026
  • CVSS 8.5 high
  • 0.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
  • In CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
  • A fix is available

Affected software

In the news

CVE-2026-54420 at the National Vulnerability Database