CVE-2026-76555
CVE-2026-76555
The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33 does not validate a user-supplied file path before reading it and copying it into a publicly accessible directory, allowing any user whose role an administrator has granted the WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.33's import permission to disclose sensitive files from the server, including files located outside the web root. The same code path also relaxes the file-system permissions of any path it is given, whether or not the copy succeeds.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (41.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 41.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- wpscan.com/vulnerability/aadc28e6-6176-45ca-80b6-a8186fba835f/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-76555?
- CVE-2026-76555 is a medium-severity vulnerability, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-09-16.
- How severe is CVE-2026-76555?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2026-76555 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.