# CVE-2026-68488

## Summary

- **CVE ID:** CVE-2026-68488
- **Severity:** CRITICAL
- **CVSS Score:** 9.9 (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
- **CWE:** CWE-367
- **Published:** Sep 10, 2026
- **Last Modified:** Sep 10, 2026

## Description

A Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition leading to insecure symlink following in Plesk causes local privilege escalation to root via arbitrary file/directory ownership takeover.

## Affected Products

- WebPros — Plesk (0)

## References

- [CNA](https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/43248932867351-Vulnerability-in-Plesk-s-Backup-Manager-symlink-race-during-restore-allows-root-privilege-escalation)

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_Exported from OnDuty AI Vulnerability Intelligence on 2026-09-11._