CVE-2026-42661

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-15. the CNA's CVSS baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:patchstack, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

Custom role Path Traversal in WP Customer Area <= 8.3.4 versions.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
EPSS
29.1%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 15, 2026

Last Modified

June 16, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 22, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Path Traversal in WordPress WP Customer Area Plugin - Patchstack

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/customer-area/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-customer-area-plugin-8-3-4-path-traversal-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-42661(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 34× in last 7d / 113× 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.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-42661?
CVE-2026-42661 is a high vulnerability published on June 15, 2026. Custom role Path Traversal in WP Customer Area <= 8.3.4 versions.
When was CVE-2026-42661 disclosed?
CVE-2026-42661 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 15, 2026, with the most recent update on June 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-42661 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-42661 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 29.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-42661?
CVE-2026-42661 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 8.8 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-42661?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-42661, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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