01 Record
CVE-2026-2426
WP-DownloadManager <= 1.69 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion via 'file' Parameter
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: Wordfence
CNA base score6.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
02 Description
WP-DownloadManager <= 1.69 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Deletion via 'file' Parameter
03 Exploitation and scoring
- 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.
- EPSS probability
- 1.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 72.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-02-18 10:20Z8 MO AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-04-08 17:12Z6 MO AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-02-12
- Assigning CNA
- Wordfence
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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
- 39ebccc1f8165e02c9abdabe558b2145ebd961d374e7bffb3c8141bac505c33f
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a3f791dd-7c24-45e3-b4f6-b8d7e594c568?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-downloadmanager/trunk/download-manager.php#L215
- plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-downloadmanager/tags/1.69/download-manager.php#L215
- github.comhttps://github.com/lesterchan/wp-downloadmanager/commit/d3470a8971d9043438c8aad281cf37d14fefa208