What is CVE-2026-16230?

CVE-2026-16230 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Strategy11 Formidable Digital Signatures, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2026-16230?

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

Path Traversal in Strategy11 Formidable Digital Signatures

CVE-2026-16230

The Formidable Digital Signatures plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_file function in all versions up to, and including, 3.0.6. This makes it possible for unauthentica…

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.

Affected products

Strategy11 Formidable Digital Signatures — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-23 — Relative Path Traversal

References

security@wordfence.com
security@wordfence.com
security@wordfence.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16230?: CVE-2026-16230 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Strategy11 Formidable Digital Signatures, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2026-16230?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.