CVE-2024-44000

Q: How do I fix CVE-2024-44000?

Upgrade litespeed cache to 6.5.0.1 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2024-44000 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-44000 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 82.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-44000?

CVE-2024-44000 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2024-44000 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for litespeed cache (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

CRITICALEPSS 100th pctl

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in LiteSpeed Technologies LiteSpeed Cache litespeed-cache allows Authentication Bypass.This issue affects LiteSpeed Cache: from n/a through < 6.5.0.1.

CWE-522

How to fix

Remediation Available

litespeed cacheNVD

Affected:< 6.5.0.1Fixed in:6.5.0.1CVE-2024-44000derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

82.14%probability of exploitation in 30 days

100thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 100% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

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Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-522 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-17662	Critical	9.8	97%	-	-
CVE-2020-29583	Critical	9.8	90%	KEV	-
CVE-2021-30116	Critical	10.0	86%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-9160	Critical	9.8	76%	-	-
CVE-2017-9248	Critical	9.8	75%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2014-6039	High	7.5	69%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-44000?

Upgrade litespeed cache to 6.5.0.1 or later.

Is CVE-2024-44000 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-44000 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 82.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 100% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-44000?

CVE-2024-44000 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8, rated critical. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-44000 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for litespeed cache (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.