What is CVE-2025-69990?

CVE-2025-69990 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul News Portal, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2025-69990?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Phpgurukul News Portal

CVE-2025-69990

phpgurukul News Portal Project V4.1 has an Arbitrary File Deletion Vulnerability in remove_file.php. The parameter file can cause any file to be deleted.

Published 2026-01-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 37th percentile — 37.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Phpgurukul News Portal — versions 4.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-552 — Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

References

github.com/Y4y17/CVE/blob/main/News Portal Project/File deletion vulnerability… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-69990?: CVE-2025-69990 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Phpgurukul News Portal, classified under Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2025-69990?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.