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TI-2022-00031 Aliases CVE-2022-0074GHSA-p85c-c374-mg9g

Privilege Escalation in OpenLiteSpeed Web Server

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-426Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.

Summary

Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies OpenLiteSpeed Web Server and LiteSpeed Web Server Container allows Privilege Escalation. This affects versions from 1.6.15 before 1.7.16.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01433 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed OpenLiteSpeed Web Server (LiteSpeed Technologies): 1.7.16.1LiteSpeed Web Server (LiteSpeed Technologies): 1.7.16.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LiteSpeed TechnologiesOpenLiteSpeed Web Server1.6.15 to before 1.7.16.11.7.16.1Patch availableCNA
LiteSpeed TechnologiesLiteSpeed Web Server1.6.15 to before 1.7.16.11.7.16.1Patch availableCNA
  • OpenLiteSpeed Web Server VendorLiteSpeed Technologies Affected 1.6.15 to before 1.7.16.1 Fixed in 1.7.16.1 Patch available CNA
  • LiteSpeed Web Server VendorLiteSpeed Technologies Affected 1.6.15 to before 1.7.16.1 Fixed in 1.7.16.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:openlitespeed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.6.15 to before 1.7.16.1Vulnerablelitespeedtech
  • cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:openlitespeed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.6.15 to before 1.7.16.1 Vulnerable ·litespeedtech

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA OpenLiteSpeed Web Server (LiteSpeed Technologies) Fixed in 1.7.16.1
  • Fix · CNA LiteSpeed Web Server (LiteSpeed Technologies) Fixed in 1.7.16.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    LiteSpeed Web Server, OpenLiteSpeed Web Server 1.7.16.1

    3 records Highest priority Priority HIGH 1 HIGH, 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2022-00030 Authenticated Remote Code Execution in OpenLiteSpeed Web ServerPriority HIGH 73
    • TI-2022-00029 Directory Traversal in OpenLiteSpeed Web ServerPriority LOW 28
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-0074
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p85c-c374-mg9g

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2026-35606 LiteSpeed User-End cPanel Plugin before 2.4.5 allows privilege escalation (possibly to… KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-39296 LiteSpeed cPanel plugin before 2.4.8 (as distributed in LiteSpeed WHM PlugIn before… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
  • TI-2024-29589 WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin < 6.5.0.1 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Cookie Leak vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-18601 WordPress LiteSpeed Cache plugin <= 6.3.0.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-00030 Authenticated Remote Code Execution in OpenLiteSpeed Web Server CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-22517 LiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise 5.4.11 - Command Injection CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
See all 21 →

Sources

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