Privilege Escalation in LiteSpeed User-End cPanel Plugin redisAble Function
CVE-2026-48172 is a critical privilege-escalation vulnerability in the LiteSpeed User-End cPanel Plugin affecting versions 2.3 through 2.4.4 (before 2.4.5). The issue is attributed to incorrect privilege assignment / improper handling of the plugin’s Redis enable/disable functionality, exposed via the user-end cPanel plugin through the lsws.redisAble JSON API path. Available reporting indicates that any authenticated cPanel user can invoke the vulnerable redisAble functionality and cause arbitrary scripts to be executed with elevated privileges, potentially as root. The flaw has been confirmed as exploited in the wild in May 2026 and is especially dangerous on shared-hosting systems where low-privileged tenant access exists.
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A critical privilege escalation vulnerability in the LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin caused by improper privilege management, allowing an authenticated cPanel user to execute arbitrary scripts or commands with root privileges and potentially fully compromise the server.
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