CVE-2026-16940

CriticalCVSS 10.0/10Last modified Aug 26, 2026

Description

The Custom Fields WordPress plugin before 1.5.1 does not validate a user-supplied file path before deletion, allowing unauthenticated users to delete arbitrary files on the server (such as wp-config.php), which can lead to a full site takeover.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 10.0/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-22

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 5, 2026
Last modified: Aug 26, 2026
NVD status: Deferred

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