CVE-2026-76550

HIGHPre-NVD 7.27.2—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-16. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 7.2Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.34 does not validate a user-supplied output path when writing export files, allowing users granted its export permission to write files with arbitrary names to arbitrary locations on the server, leading to remote code execution.

CVSS v3
7.2
EG Score
7.2(high)
EG Risk
33(Track)
EG Risk 33/100SSVC: 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
Severity72% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
55%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 16, 2026

Last Modified

September 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 17, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

WP Import Export Lite < 3.9.34 – Authenticated RCE via Export Template Path Traversal | CVE 2026-76550 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d739fefd-cc21-49ce-90a1-b16c159e9389/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-76550(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 27× in last 7d / 39× 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. 2026-09-25 08:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-24 20:04 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-24 20:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-24 07:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-23 19:14 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-23 19:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-23 06:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-22 17:47 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-22 17:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-22 05:22 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-22 05:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-21 16:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-21 04:22 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-21 04:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-20 15:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-20 03:31 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-20 03:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-19 15:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-19 02:40 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-19 02:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-18 14:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 01:49 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-18 01:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-17 13:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-17 12:56 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.20
  7. 2026-09-17 12:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-17 12:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.2 · severity → HIGH
  9. 2026-09-16 21:02 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-16 21:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-16 06:21 UTCNVD update
  13. 2026-09-16 06:03 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-16 06:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-76550?
CVE-2026-76550 is a high vulnerability published on September 16, 2026. The WP Import Export Lite WordPress plugin before 3.9.34 does not validate a user-supplied output path when writing export files, allowing users granted its export permission to write files with arbitrary names to arbitrary locations on the server, leading to remote code execution.
When was CVE-2026-76550 disclosed?
CVE-2026-76550 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 16, 2026, with the most recent update on September 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-76550 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-76550 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 44.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-76550?
CVE-2026-76550 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-76550?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-76550, 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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