CVE-2024-50550

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CVSS 3.1

9.8 critical

EPSS

<1%p58

Published

Oct 29, 2024 (Oct 29, 2024)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Vendors: litespeedtech
Products: litespeed cache
Ecosystems: WordPress
Weakness: CWE-266, CWE-326
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.9%)

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