CVE-2026-68488

A Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition leading to insecure symlink following in Plesk causes local privilege escalation to root via arbitrary file/directory ownership takeover.

  • Published Sep 10, 2026
  • CVSS 9.9 critical
  • 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

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CVE-2026-68488 at the National Vulnerability Database