EXPOSURES › CVE-2026-54420
CVE-2026-54420
HIGH ⌖ ON CISA KEV · EXPLOITEDLiteSpeed cPanel plugin allows attackers to traverse symlink chains to escape shared hosting isolation on CloudLinux/CageFS.
This symlink following vulnerability in the LiteSpeed cPanel plugin enables attackers with FTP or web shell access to bypass shared hosting isolation on CloudLinux/CageFS environments. DIB organizations using LiteSpeed cPanel plugins face elevated risk of lateral movement and data exfiltration from compromised shared servers, requiring immediate patching and isolation verification.
Shame score — A known symlink traversal vulnerability in a widely-used cPanel plugin that allows isolation bypass on shared hosting platforms.
▸ RECOMMENDED ACTION Actively exploited (CISA KEV) — remediate now, ahead of your normal patch cycle.
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.