What is CVE-2026-118045?

CVE-2026-118045 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ever Accounting, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2026-11-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-118045?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ever Accounting

CVE-2026-118045

The Ever Accounting WordPress plugin before 2.3.3 does not restrict the file path supplied to its CSV import routine to an allowed directory, allowing users with its custom Accounting Manager role (which does not have administrator privileges) to delete arbitrary files on the server, such as wp-config.php, which takes the entire site offline.

Published 2026-11-06 · last modified 2026-11-06.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.0th percentile), scored 2026-11-09.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

The 30-day trend appears once there are two daily scores.

Affected products

Ever Accounting

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-73 — External Control of File Name or Path

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/9386275d-21c6-4711-b6d2-da307a0679f6/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-118045?: CVE-2026-118045 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ever Accounting, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2026-11-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-118045?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.