CVE-2026-44962
criticalpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.007 · 52 %ileEUEPSS · scored 2026-10-25
Plesk contains an XPath injection vulnerability in the APS Application Catalog search functionality, where user-supplied input is interpolated into XPath queries without proper sanitization. This allows an authenticated, low-privileged user to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the server, resulting in local privilege escalation.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
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affected products (2)
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references (4)
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- https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/38633651286679-Vulnerability-CVE-2026-44962-in-Plesk-s-APS-Catalogcnnvd
- https://www.plesk.com/Patchcnnvd
- https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/38633651286679-Vulnerability-CVE-2026-44962-in-Plesk-s-APS-Catalogenisa_euvd
- https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/38633651286679-Vulnerability-CVE-2026-44962-in-Plesk-s-APS-Catalognvd
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