What is CVE-2026-94278?

CVE-2026-94278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in File Media Renamer, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-10-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-94278?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in File Media Renamer

CVE-2026-94278

The File Media Renamer WordPress plugin through 1.3 does not verify that the requesting user is authorised to modify a given media attachment, allowing any user with file-upload privileges to rename attachments belonging to other users, including administrators, and to corrupt unrelated stored site data that referenced the old file path.

Published 2026-10-06 · last modified 2026-10-06.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

File Media Renamer

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/4967e8c2-ee27-4d26-955c-f7dfb6cd6942/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-94278?: CVE-2026-94278 is a medium-severity vulnerability in File Media Renamer, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-94278?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.