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Fencer Vulns
high 8.8

CVE-2022-0073 json

Authenticated Remote Code Execution in OpenLiteSpeed Web Server

published 2022-10-27 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-15294

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
9.7%
EPSS 9.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies OpenLiteSpeed Web Server and LiteSpeed Web Server dashboards allows Command Injection. This affects 1.7.0 versions before 1.7.16.1.

Patch / fix

  • LiteSpeed Technologies OpenLiteSpeed Web Server 1.7.16.1
  • LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Web Server 1.7.16.1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
18 mo ago

Exploit prediction

9.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/litespeedtech/openlitespeed/blob/v1.7.16/dist/admin/html.open/lib/CValidation.php#L565 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/litespeedtech/openlitespeed/blob/v1.7.16.1/dist/admin/html.open/lib/CValidation.php#L565 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • LiteSpeed Technologies OpenLiteSpeed Web Server
  • LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Web Server

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.