CVE-2026-7252

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

0.95% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 58.8% 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 2026-06-17.

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

2026-05-07 04:27Z4 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-05-07 14:15Z3 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-04-27

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

9b0f33516b1236dbd427cd2495fbc1d7644a6c929641946a7f2bed10facf5e65

• www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/cc815ef2-dd02-4faa-b202-dd1552f889db?source=cve
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-optimize/trunk/includes/class-updraft-smush-manager.php#L1649
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-optimize/tags/4.5.2/includes/class-updraft-smush-manager.php#L1649
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-optimize/trunk/includes/class-updraft-smush-manager.php#L1645
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-optimize/tags/4.5.2/includes/class-updraft-smush-manager.php#L1645
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-optimize/trunk/includes/class-updraft-smush-manager.php#L81
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-optimize/tags/4.5.2/includes/class-updraft-smush-manager.php#L81
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3518513/wp-optimize/trunk/includes/class-updraft-smush-manager.php
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Fwp-optimize/tags/4.5.2&new_path=%2Fwp-optimize/tags/4.5.3