CVE-2026-17542

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CVSS 3.1

7.5 high

EPSS

<1%p23

Published

Aug 10, 2026 (Aug 10, 2026)

Modified

Aug 26, 2026

Description

The File Manager WordPress plugin before 6.9.1 does not perform any capability check on one of its file manager connector endpoints, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to browse the entire WordPress installation directory and download files of certain types from it, including archives and documents which may contain sensitive data.

Ecosystems: WordPress
Weakness: CWE-200
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (0.3%)

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