What is CVE-2024-28000?

CVE-2024-28000 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Litespeedtech Litespeed Cache, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2024-28000?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-28000 known to be exploited?

11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Privilege escalation in Litespeedtech Litespeed Cache

CVE-2024-28000

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through <= 6.3.0.1.

Published 2024-08-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.683 (99.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-17.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.683 · newest: 0.683 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Litespeedtech Litespeed Cache
Litespeed Technologies Cache — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-28000?: CVE-2024-28000 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Litespeedtech Litespeed Cache, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2024-28000?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-28000 known to be exploited?: 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.