How severe is CVE-2026-16585?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Wordplus Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private & Ai Bots

CVE-2026-16585

The Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private Messages & AI Chat Bots plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_sticker function in all versions up to, and…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Wordplus Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private & Ai Bots — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16585?: CVE-2026-16585 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wordplus Better Messages – Chat Rooms, Group Chat, Private & Ai Bots, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-07-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-16585?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.