What is CVE-2026-19084?

CVE-2026-19084 is a high-severity vulnerability, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-19084?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

CVE-2026-19084

CVE-2026-19084

The shared-files-pro WordPress plugin before 1.7.70 does not validate the file path supplied when creating a featured image, allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the server and republish their contents at a public URL.

Published 2026-08-28 · last modified 2026-08-28.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-13.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-73 — External Control of File Name or Path

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/48b86169-5ccf-4111-be15-9dd45d478465/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-19084?: CVE-2026-19084 is a high-severity vulnerability, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-19084?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.