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CISA Urges Immediate Patching of Exploited LiteSpeed cPanel Plugin Zero-Day

CISA on Tuesday urged federal agencies to immediately patch a critical-severity vulnerability in the LiteSpeed user-end plugin for cPanel that has been exploited in the wild.

Tracked as CVE-2026-48172 (CVSS score of 9.8), the flaw is described as a privilege escalation issue that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary scripts with root privileges.

LiteSpeed resolved the security defect last week in version 2.4.5 of the user-end plugin, noting that it had been exploited in the wild as a zero-day. LiteSpeed’s WHM plugin is not affected, it said.

“This vulnerability is being actively exploited, and poses a risk for all user-end plugin versions between v2.3 and v2.4.4,” LiteSpeed warned.

It also provided users with instructions on how to check if their servers have been affected, recommending immediate action if potential exploitation has been identified.

“We recommend you examine the IPs in the list, determine if they are valid, and if...

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Sophos Named a Champion in Omdia Cybersecurity MSP Ecosystems Leadership Matrix 2026

Sophos, a global cybersecurity leader, today announced it has been named a Champion in the Omdia Cybersecurity MSP Ecosystems Leadership Matrix 2026. The recognition from Omdia, the analyst firm that sets the benchmark for the global cybersecurity channel, reflects the leadership of Sophos’ partner model, where MSPs have access to

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Does Android Auto make your phone overheat? Try these 8 ways to cool it down

Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways * Android Auto can cause your phone to overheat due to its intensive data usage. * There are several tricks you can use to keep your phone cool. * Closing apps, running your car's AC, and

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Explainer: Edge AI

You can run AI at the edge, if your infrastructure supports it THE REGISTER EXPLAINER Companies are increasingly running AI applications close to wheredata is generated and consumed. That means everywhere from branchoffices to retail sites and industrial facilities. These use casesoften share a key characteristic: They can't

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Europe’s push to loosen Big Tech’s grip runs into Europe’s own divisions

The Tech Sovereignty Package arrives on Wednesday, but the EU is still arguing internally over what ‘digital sovereignty’ should actually require. The European Commission is preparing to publish its Tech Sovereignty Package on Wednesday afternoon, the most concentrated single attempt yet to reduce European reliance on American cloud, AI and

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Europe’s push to loosen Big Tech’s grip runs into Europe’s own divisions