CVE-2026-4280

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

0.81% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 54.4% 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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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

2026-04-22 07:45Z4 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-04-23 13:44Z4 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-03-16

Assigning CNA

Wordfence

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

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

Data version

5.2

Document digest

4123b9249e517192cc0cd28b95f60e1ceb2bdaa56dcb2425aeb5ea07f8e9c85e

• www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/4772b482-f5e5-4707-b012-aca70fc89e49?source=cve
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/breaking-news-wp/trunk/breaking-news.php#L85
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/breaking-news-wp/tags/1.3/breaking-news.php#L85
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/breaking-news-wp/trunk/breaking-news.php#L366
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/breaking-news-wp/tags/1.3/breaking-news.php#L366
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/breaking-news-wp/trunk/breaking-news.php#L372
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/breaking-news-wp/tags/1.3/breaking-news.php#L372