CVE-2026-67394 (GCVE-0-2026-67394)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-09-01 02:07
Modified
2026-09-01 02:07
CWE
  • CWE-78 - OS Command Injection
Summary
A critical local privilege escalation via OS command injection vulnerability has been discovered in Plesk for Linux, affecting all versions from 18.0.34 before 18.0.79.9 and 18.0.80.5. The vulnerability allows a customer or reseller with shell access (or allowed to change their own shell access) to elevate privileges to the root account on the hosting server.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
WebPros Plesk Version: 18.0.34   
Version: 18.0.80   
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            },
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          "type": "finder",
          "value": "Aziz Knani"
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      ],
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        }
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            "baseScore": 9,
            "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H",
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      ],
      "workarounds": [
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          "value": "Disable shell access for customers or resellers if it is not required (make sure their service plan does not allow to change it)"
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