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CVE-2021-26758
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: yes
- Published: 2021-04-07 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-269
Description
Privilege Escalation in LiteSpeed Technologies OpenLiteSpeed web server version 1.7.8 allows attackers to gain root terminal access and execute commands on the host system.
Affected products
References
- https://docs.unsafe-inline.com/0day/openlitespeed-web-server-1.7.8-command-injection-to-privilege-escalation-cve-2021-26758
- https://github.com/litespeedtech/openlitespeed/issues/217
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49556
- https://docs.unsafe-inline.com/0day/openlitespeed-web-server-1.7.8-command-injection-to-privilege-escalation-cve-2021-26758
- https://github.com/litespeedtech/openlitespeed/issues/217
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49556
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