WebPros security advisory (AV26-854)

CVE-2026-65642 is an insecure direct object reference (IDOR, CWE-639) in Plesk, the WebPros hosting control panel, affecting versions 18.0.79.7 and earlier as well as 18.0.80 through 18.0.80.3. A remote user with a valid account on the server can reference a database identifier belonging to a different customer without an ownership check, because the application fails to verify that the requested object belongs to the requesting user. This lets the attacker read and modify other customers' databases on a shared Plesk server, giving high confidentiality and integrity impact but no availability impact (CVSS 4.0: 8.6 High). Exposure is concentrated in multi-tenant hosting environments, where hosting providers and agencies run one Plesk server for many customer accounts; single-tenant deployments have little to lose from this flaw. As of now there is no public proof of concept, the issue is not in CISA's KEV catalog, and EPSS estimates only a 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, so exploitation has not been observed.

Do: Upgrade Plesk to a release newer than 18.0.80.3 (consult WebPros advisory AV26-854 for the exact fixed build). Until patched, limit which subscriber accounts can manage databases, check access logs for signs of cross-customer database reads or writes, and ensure customers use least-privilege database credentials. Prioritize patching servers that host many third-party customers, since exploitation requires an authenticated account on a shared instance.

Plesk, the WebPros hosting control panel, resolves symlinks without verifying their targets before file access (CWE-59, link following), so privileged panel operations can be redirected through an attacker-controlled symlink. The flaw is triggered remotely by an authenticated low-privileged user — for example a tenant account on a shared hosting server — who gets Plesk's privileged file operations to follow a malicious link. A successful attacker executes arbitrary code with root privileges on the hosting server, compromising the control panel, every site it hosts, and the underlying OS. All Plesk deployments are potentially affected, but the specific vulnerable version range is not given in the available data, so operators should consult WebPros advisory AV26-854 for fixed releases. No public PoC, KEV listing, or confirmed in-the-wild exploitation is known, and EPSS estimates only about a 0.5% probability of exploitation within 30 days.

Do: Upgrade Plesk to the fixed version specified in WebPros advisory AV26-854 as soon as it is published, and verify the installed version in the panel. Until patching, restrict access to the Plesk interface (typically TCP 8443) to trusted IPs or VPN and limit which untrusted accounts have panel/file-management access on shared servers. As a precaution, check customer-writable directories for unexpected symlinks that could reach sensitive files.