CVE-2021-26758

Severity Score

8.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

Una Escalada de privilegios en el servidor web LiteSpeed ??Technologies OpenLiteSpeed ??versión 1.7.8, permite a atacantes obtener acceso terminal root y ejecutar comandos en el sistema host

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2021-02-05 CVE Reserved
2021-04-07 CVE Published
2024-08-03 CVE Updated
2024-08-03 First Exploit
2024-09-10 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

CAPEC

References (3)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC
https://docs.unsafe-inline.com/0day/openlitespeed-web-server-1.7.8-command-injection-to-privilege-escalation-cve-2021-26758	2024-08-03
https://github.com/litespeedtech/openlitespeed/issues/217	2024-08-03
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/49556	2024-08-03

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Litespeedtech Search vendor "Litespeedtech"		Openlitespeed Search vendor "Litespeedtech" for product "Openlitespeed"				1.7.8 Search vendor "Litespeedtech" for product "Openlitespeed" and version "1.7.8"		-		Affected