CVE-2026-2216

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• 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

0.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 21.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

2.1 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

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

2026-02-09 05:02Z6 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-02-23 09:56Z6 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-02-08

Assigning CNA

VulDB

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 5.3)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Weaknesses

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

Data version

5.2

Document digest

a51f85c78e2d6eb7d54b054c456c60ba7a84d8c00085553305a9c0724b4f072c

• vuldb.comVDB-344933 | rachelos WeRSS we-mp-rss tools.py download_export_file path traversalhttps://vuldb.com/?id.344933vdb-entrytechnical-description
• vuldb.comVDB-344933 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.344933signaturepermissions-required
• vuldb.comSubmit #752763 | rachelos WeRSS WeRSS<=1.4.8 Pathname Traversalhttps://vuldb.com/?submit.752763third-party-advisory
• www.notion.sohttps://www.notion.so/WeRSS-Path-Traversal-Vulnerability-Leads-to-Arbitrary-File-Read-2feea92a3c41804da1f1f5ddbf86e655exploit