{
    "id": "CVE-2026-54420",
    "published": "2026-06-14 04:16:28",
    "last_modified": "2026-07-23 09:10:00",
    "cvss_score": "8.5",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-61",
    "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.",
    "epss_score": "0.00806",
    "epss_percentile": "0.55078",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2026-06-18",
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:59",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-06-18."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "litespeedtech",
            "product": "litespeed_cpanel_plugin"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "litespeedtech",
            "product": "litespeed_whm_plugin"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2026-54420",
        "date_added": "2026-06-15",
        "due_date": "2026-06-18",
        "vendor": "LiteSpeed",
        "product": "cPanel Plugin",
        "name": "LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://blog.litespeedtech.com/2026/06/01/security-update-for-litespeed-cpanel-plugin-2/",
        "https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server/control-panel-support/cpanel",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-54420"
    ]
}