CVE-2024-50550 (GCVE-0-2024-50550)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-10-29 09:57
Modified
2026-04-01 15:37
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-266 - Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Summary
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through <= 6.5.1.
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