CVE-2021-26758

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    CVE-2021-26758

    Published: 7 Apr 2021Last Modified: 9 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Privilege Escalation in LiteSpeed Technologies OpenLiteSpeed web server version 1.7.8 allows attackers to gain root terminal access and execute commands on the host system.

    References: https://docs.unsafe-inline.com/0day/openlitespeed-web-server-1.7.8-command-injection-to-privilege-escalation-cve-2021-26758, https://github.com/litespeedtech/openlitespeed/issues/217, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49556

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- f7f66a3c2bdbdd6b57ef8582e64c1921f5a9ee7c
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    1.7.8

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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