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TI-2026-35960 Aliases CVE-2026-48614GHSA-29pr-6qrg-q2x4

Code injection in WebPros Plesk

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-94Published · 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-94.

Summary

An improper authorization vulnerability in the Plesk XML API allows an authenticated user to inject arbitrary configuration directives, resulting in arbitrary file write as root and full privilege escalation on the underlying server.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00581 48th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Plesk (WebPros): 18.0.78

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
WebProsPleskbefore 18.0.7818.0.78Patch availableCNA
  • Plesk VendorWebPros Affected before 18.0.78 Fixed in 18.0.78 Patch available CNA

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Plesk (WebPros) Fixed in 18.0.78

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat OpenShift Dev Spaces

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48614
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-29pr-6qrg-q2x4

References

  • TI-2026-30342 WebPros cPanel and WHM Authentication Bypass via Login Flow KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-46792 Eval injection in cPanel 11.138.0.0 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code as root. CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2025-40383 Plesk Obsidian versions 8.0.1 through 18.0.73 are vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS)… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2026-23322 Incorrect privileges management and insufficient path filtering allow to read arbitrary… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2026-47685 Deserialization of untrusted data in WebPros WHMCS CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
  • TI-2026-23317 Authorization bypass in WebPros Comet Backup CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.9
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Sources