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Status published
High
CVE-2022-0074
Privilege Escalation in OpenLiteSpeed Web Server
Vulnerability Description
Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies OpenLiteSpeed Web Server and LiteSpeed Web Server Container allows Privilege Escalation. This affects versions from 1.6.15 before 1.7.16.1.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
OpenLiteSpeed Web Server, LiteSpeed Web Server
Vulnerable Versions:
1.6.15
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 27th, 2022
Last Modified:
May 9th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H