CVE-2026-54420

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

CVSS 3.1 High 8.5Known exploited (CISA KEV)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Key data

CVSS 3.1 High 8.5

Score published by mitre in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: High
The attack depends on conditions outside the attacker's control, so it takes preparation.
Privileges required: Low
A basic user account is needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Changed
The impact can reach other components beyond the vulnerable one.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: High
Serious or total effect on availability.

Metric	Value	What it means
Attack vector	Network	The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity	High	The attack depends on conditions outside the attacker's control, so it takes preparation.
Privileges required	Low	A basic user account is needed.
User interaction	None	No action from any user is needed.
Scope	Changed	The impact can reach other components beyond the vulnerable one.
Confidentiality impact	High	Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact	High	Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact	High	Serious or total effect on availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score: 0.01439 (1.4% probability)
Percentile: 73.4%
Scores of: Nov 10, 2026
Model: v2026.06.15

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

This CVE is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Name in the catalog: LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following Vulnerability
Added to the catalog: Jun 15, 2026
Federal due date: Jun 18, 2026

CISA assessment as of Jun 15, 2026

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Exploitation: Recorded by CISA as active
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE-61UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

LiteSpeed Technologies cPanel Plugin
- affected: 2.3 up to before 2.4.8

References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

Timeline

ID reservedJun 14, 2026
Record publishedJun 14, 2026
Added to CISA KEVJun 15, 2026
Record last updatedJun 16, 2026

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About CubePath

CubePath is a cloud provider with data centers in Europe and the United States. It offers VPS, bare metal servers and DDoS protection.

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