{
  "id": "CVE-2026-54420",
  "url": "https://spydr.io/cve/CVE-2026-54420",
  "published": "2026-06-14T04:16:28.630Z",
  "modified": "2026-07-23T09:10:00.113Z",
  "score": 8.5,
  "severity": "high",
  "cvss_version": "3.1",
  "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H",
  "score_source": "mitre.org",
  "epss": 0.00806,
  "epss_percentile": 0.55322,
  "exploited": true,
  "kev": {
    "added": "2026-06-15",
    "due": "2026-06-18",
    "action": "Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.",
    "ransomware": "Unknown",
    "name": "LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following Vulnerability",
    "notes": "https://blog.litespeedtech.com/2026/06/01/security-update-for-litespeed-cpanel-plugin-2/ ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54420"
  },
  "ssvc_exploitation": "active",
  "vendors": [
    "LiteSpeed Technologies"
  ],
  "products": [
    "LiteSpeed Technologies cPanel Plugin"
  ],
  "cwes": [
    "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.",
  "status": "Analyzed",
  "score_type": "Secondary",
  "scores": {
    "cvss_v40": null,
    "cvss_v31": 8.5,
    "cvss_v30": null
  },
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://blog.litespeedtech.com/2026/06/01/security-update-for-litespeed-cpanel-plugin-2/",
      "tags": [
        "Vendor Advisory"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.litespeedtech.com/products/litespeed-web-server/control-panel-support/cpanel",
      "tags": [
        "Product"
      ]
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-54420",
      "tags": [
        "US Government Resource"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "nvd_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54420",
  "covered_in": [],
  "attribution": [
    {
      "source": "NVD",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov",
      "notice": "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."
    },
    {
      "source": "CISA KEV",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "notice": "Known exploited vulnerabilities from the CISA KEV catalog."
    },
    {
      "source": "FIRST EPSS",
      "url": "https://www.first.org/epss",
      "notice": "Exploit prediction scores from FIRST EPSS."
    }
  ]
}