CVE-2026-14975

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-05. A secondary CVSS source baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.7%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

No fix is confirmed yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for the fix.

The WP File Download plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.8 via the 'remoteurl' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. An authenticated attacker with Subscriber-level access first poisons the _wpfd_file_metadata['file'] post-meta value via the unprotected file.save handler, after which the streaming endpoint — hooked on init with no authentication requirement — resolves and streams the traversed file path to any caller, including unauthenticated visitors.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5MEDIUMhigh confidence
EG Risk
30
EG Risk 30/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at every mission impact level.
Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
EPSS PROB
0.7%
EPSS %ILE
50th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at every mission impact level.

No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

September 5, 2026

Last Modified

September 8, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 5, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

WP File Download Changelog

https://www.joomunited.com/changelog/wp-file-download-changelog

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-14975(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 20× in last 7d / 79× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-10-05 04:30 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-10-05 04:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-04 23:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-10-04 04:16 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-10-04 04:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-10-03 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-10-03 04:04 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-10-03 04:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-10-02 03:37 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-10-02 03:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-10-01 19:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-10-01 02:55 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-10-01 02:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-30 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-30 02:41 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-30 02:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-29 15:20 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-29 02:29 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-29 02:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-28 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-28 02:15 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-28 02:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-27 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-27 02:02 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-27 02:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-26 15:58 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-26 01:42 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-26 01:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-24 18:23 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-24 18:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-23 18:10 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-23 18:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-22 17:56 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-22 17:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-21 17:09 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-21 17:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-20 16:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-19 16:43 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-19 16:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-18 16:30 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-18 16:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-17 16:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-16 16:01 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-16 16:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-16 05:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-15 15:48 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-15 15:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-14 15:35 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-09-14 15:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-09-13 15:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-12 15:10 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-09-12 15:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-12 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-09-11 14:57 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-09-11 14:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-09-11 09:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-09-10 14:44 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-09-10 14:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-09-09 14:31 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-09-09 14:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-09-08 14:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-08 12:41 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-09-08 12:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-09-07 12:24 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-09-07 12:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-07 11:28 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-09-07 11:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-09-07 07:52 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-09-07 07:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-09-06 07:36 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-09-06 07:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-09-05 07:24 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-09-05 06:49 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-09-05 06:48 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-14975?
CVE-2026-14975 is a medium vulnerability published on September 5, 2026. The WP File Download plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 6.3.8 via the 'remoteurl' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the…
When was CVE-2026-14975 disclosed?
CVE-2026-14975 was first published on September 5, 2026, with the most recent update on September 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-14975 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-14975 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (50th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-14975?
CVE-2026-14975 has a CVSS base score of 6.5 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-14975?
No fix for CVE-2026-14975 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-14975 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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