LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following Vulnerability
High Listed in CISA KEV
Summary
LiteSpeed cPanel plugin contains a UNIX symbolic link (Symlink) following vulnerability that could allow a user with FTP or web shell access on a shared hosting server running CloudLinux/CageFS.
In-depth triage · Auto channel
No in-depth report has been generated yet (DR-003 v2 AI pipeline is under construction).
Affected products
- LiteSpeed:cPanel Plugin
Sources
- CISA KEV DATABASE
Original Links
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54420 advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog kev
- https://blog.litespeedtech.com/2026/06/01/security-update-for-litespeed-cpanel-plugin-2/ reference
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk reference
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk reference
Timeline
- kev_added CISA KEV
- kev_ingest CISA KEV