CVE-2026-54420
⚠️ highSummary
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 Score
8.5
High
EPSS Score
1.4
Exploit Probability
Published Date
2026-06-14
First Seen: 2026-06-15
📊 Relative Risk Intelligence
This CVE is High Risk - more severe than 80.5% of all 338,292 vulnerabilities in our database.
#66,036
Top 25% most severe
Severity Percentile
🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: Jun 15, 2026
🔍 Exploitation Status
Active
Exploits detected in the wild
⚙️ Automatable
NO
Requires human interaction
💥 Technical Impact
Total
Complete system compromise possible
SSVC data provided by
CISA
Last Modified
2026-07-23
Source
NVD 🔗
CVSS Vector 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE IDs (Weakness Types)