CVE-2026-48172
LiteSpeed User-End cPanel Plugin before 2.4.5 allows privilege escalation (possibly to root), as exploited in the wild in May 2026. Detection is best done via a command line of grep -rE "cpanel_jsonapi_func=redisAble" /var/cpanel/logs /usr/local/cpanel/logs/ 2>/dev/null in Bash. If you get no output, you have not been hit with exploitation of the vulnerability. If there is output, we recommend you examine the IP addresses in the list, determine if they are valid IP addresses, and if not, block them. To determine damage done, examine the system logs for use by the detected IP addresses. The issue is related to mishandling of Redis enable/disable features. The recommended minimum version is 2.4.7.
CVE-2026-48172
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-48172
cPanel Plugin
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
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- Prerequisites
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WHM Plugin
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/1/product
- Affected versions
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- Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "LiteSpeed Technologies",
"product": "cPanel Plugin",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "2.3",
"lessThan": "2.4.7",
"versionType": "custom"
}
],
"platforms": [
"Linux"
],
"packageName": "WHM Plugin/cPanel Plugin",
"collectionURL": "https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server/control-panel-support/download/",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
},
{
"vendor": "LiteSpeed Technologies",
"product": "WHM Plugin",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "5.3.1.0",
"versionType": "custom"
}
],
"platforms": [
"Linux"
],
"packageName": "WHM Plugin/cPanel Plugin",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-48172
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Publisher severity
critical
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #12125 · Revision 1
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