OS command injection in Plesk allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
OS command injection in Plesk allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0107 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Plesk extension "Site Import" (WebPros): 1.12.2
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Plesk extension "Site Import" (WebPros) Fixed in 1.12.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-87898
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q589-mpmp-9796
References
More WebPros vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-87898 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-87898 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q589-mpmp-9796 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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