VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2026-16940
CVSS score10 CRITICAL
EPSS probability0.57%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2026-08-05
Last modified2026-08-26
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Description
The Custom Fields WordPress plugin before 1.5.1 does not validate a user-supplied file path before deletion, allowing unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary files on the server (such as wp-config.php), which can lead to a full site takeover.
Weakness classification
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0: CWE-22