Description
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.
Published: 2026-07-06
Score: 9.9 Critical
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Root Privilege Escalation via Plesk XML API Abuse Plesk: Plesk: Privilege escalation via improper authorization in XML API
Weaknesses CWE-15
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Critical


Tue, 07 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Title Root Privilege Escalation via Plesk XML API Abuse

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Webpros
Webpros plesk
Vendors & Products Webpros
Webpros plesk

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 17:45:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Weaknesses CWE-94
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-06T17:39:05.008Z

Reserved: 2026-05-22T15:00:09.276Z

Link: CVE-2026-48614

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-06T17:39:00.753Z

cve-icon NVD

No data.

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Critical

Publid Date: 2026-07-06T16:46:05Z

Links: CVE-2026-48614 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-08T16:45:03Z

Weaknesses