Description
OpenLiteSpeed before 1.9.3 contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability in admin/misc/lsup.sh that runs unverified update packages from a nobody-writable directory as root. Attackers controlling the nobody web process can replace the package in /usr/local/lsws/autoupdate/ before extraction, so its install.sh runs as root on the next update.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 6.7/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| litespeedtech | openlitespeed | < 1.9.3 |
References
- https://github.com/litespeedtech/openlitespeed/blob/v1.9.2/dist/admin/misc/lsup.sh#L538
- https://github.com/litespeedtech/openlitespeed/commit/468523ce84388cea9ba6633c26517bc05b3e2bc1
- https://openlitespeed.org/release-log/version-1-9-x/
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/openlitespeed-before-1.9.3-local-privilege-escalation-via-lsup-sh-auto-update
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 3, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 6, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred