CVE-2026-15979

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.75% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 52.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-12.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-08-05 13:26Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-05 14:40Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-07-16

Assigning CNA

Wordfence

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.1)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

4fc1dfd36ffc00acc69a655439b3e5be0a3724e65fcf362718223fcac50d0f08

• www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bc1600b9-b590-47ca-b2d9-d521381da541?source=cve
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-egg/tags/11.3.0/application/helpers/ImageHelper.php#L149
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-egg/tags/11.3.0/application/components/ContentManager.php#L161
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-egg/tags/11.3.0/application/admin/EggMetabox.php#L372
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-egg/tags/11.3.0/application/components/ContentManager.php#L200
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-egg/tags/11.2.0/application/helpers/ImageHelper.php#L149
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-egg/tags/11.2.0/application/components/ContentManager.php#L161
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-egg/tags/11.2.0/application/admin/EggMetabox.php#L372
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/content-egg/tags/11.2.0/application/components/ContentManager.php#L200
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3610612%40content-egg%2Ftrunk%2Fapplication%2Fhelpers%2FImageHelper.php&old=3514579%40content-egg%2Ftrunk%2Fapplication%2Fhelpers%2FImageHelper.php