CVE-2026-5114

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.94.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 4.9 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-28. a secondary CVSS source baseline 4.9; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
4.9EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.9Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The SpeedyCache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.8. This is due to a mismatch between CSS URL validation (which allows query strings like .css?...) and path resolution (which strips query strings), combined with no validation that the resolved file is actually a CSS file. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to read arbitrary files from the server (including wp-config.php and /etc/passwd) by injecting crafted `` tags into page content, with the file contents written to publicly accessible cache files.

CVSS v3
4.9
EG Score
4.9(medium)
EG Risk
22(Track)
EG Risk 22/100SSVC: Track

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
Severity49% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
25%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 28, 2026

Last Modified

July 29, 2026

References (3)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-5114(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 17× in last 7d / 77× 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. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-29 23:30 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-29 23:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-28 01:24 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-28 01:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-26 21:59 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-26 21:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-25 19:58 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-25 19:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-24 17:56 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-24 17:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-23 15:41 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-23 15:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-22 13:40 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-22 13:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-21 11:38 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-21 11:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-20 09:36 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-20 09:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-19 07:34 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-19 07:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-18 05:33 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-18 05:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-17 03:15 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-17 03:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-16 01:13 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-16 01:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-14 23:11 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-14 23:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-13 21:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-12 19:07 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-12 19:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-11 17:06 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-11 17:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-10 15:04 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-10 15:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-08-09 13:01 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-09 13:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-08 11:00 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-08 11:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-07 08:58 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-08-07 08:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-08-06 06:56 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-08-06 06:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-08-05 04:55 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-05 04:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-08-04 10:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  43. 2026-08-04 02:52 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-08-04 02:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-03 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-08-03 00:50 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-08-03 00:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-02 02:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-08-01 22:48 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-08-01 22:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-01 04:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  52. 2026-07-31 20:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-07-30 18:45 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-07-30 18:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-07-30 16:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-07-29 16:25 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-07-29 16:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-07-29 15:34 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-07-29 15:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-07-28 19:26 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-07-28 18:59 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-07-28 18:57 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-5114?
CVE-2026-5114 is a medium vulnerability published on July 28, 2026. The SpeedyCache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.8. This is due to a mismatch between CSS URL validation (which allows query strings like .css?...) and path resolution (which strips query strings), combined with…
When was CVE-2026-5114 disclosed?
CVE-2026-5114 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 28, 2026, with the most recent update on July 29, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-5114 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-5114 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 74.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-5114?
CVE-2026-5114 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-5114?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-5114, 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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