What is CVE-2026-5114?

CVE-2026-5114 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Softaculous Speedycache – Cache, Optimization, Performance, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2026-07-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-5114?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Softaculous Speedycache – Cache, Optimization, Performance

CVE-2026-5114

The SpeedyCache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.8. This is due to a mismatch between CSS URL validation (which allows query strings like `.css?...`) and…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Softaculous Speedycache – Cache, Optimization, Performance — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

security@wordfence.com
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-5114?: CVE-2026-5114 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Softaculous Speedycache – Cache, Optimization, Performance, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2026-07-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-5114?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.