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CVE-2022-0073: Authenticated Remote Code Execution in OpenLiteSpeed Web Server

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 9.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-10-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies OpenLiteSpeed Web Server and LiteSpeed Web Server dashboards allows Command Injection. This affects 1.7.0 versions before 1.7.16.1.

Affected products

• LiteSpeed Technologies OpenLiteSpeed: from 1.7.0 through 1.7.16.1

References

• https://github.com/litespeedtech/openlitespeed/blob/v1.7.16.1/dist/admin/html.open/lib/CValidation.php#L565
• https://github.com/litespeedtech/openlitespeed/blob/v1.7.16/dist/admin/html.open/lib/CValidation.php#L565
• https://github.com/litespeedtech/openlitespeed/blob/v1.7.16.1/dist/admin/html.open/lib/CValidation.php#L565
• https://github.com/litespeedtech/openlitespeed/blob/v1.7.16/dist/admin/html.open/lib/CValidation.php#L565

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