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CISA Warns of Actively Exploited cPanel Plugin Flaw

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued a warning about a critical cPanel plugin flaw, CVE-2026-54420, that's being actively exploited by hackers, posing a significant risk to all user-end plugin versions prior to 2.4.8. This vulnerability allows attackers to escalate privileges to root, putting your online security at risk.

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CISA Warns of LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin Flaw Exploited for Root Access

A critical vulnerability in the LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin, known as CVE-2026-54420, has been flagged by CISA for its high risk of exploitation, with a CVSS score of 8.5, and federal agencies have until June 18, 2026, to apply the necessary fix. This flaw allows for privilege escalation and has been added to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, requiring swift action to prevent potential root access attacks.

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