CVE-2026-22375
Published: 20 February 2026
Summary
CVE-2026-22375 is a high-severity PHP Remote File Inclusion (CWE-98) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 36.8th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Deeper analysis
CVE-2026-22375 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, known as PHP Remote File Inclusion but enabling PHP Local File Inclusion (CWE-98), in the Impacto Patronus WordPress theme developed by AncoraThemes. This issue affects all versions of the theme from n/a through 1.2.3. The vulnerability was published on 2026-02-20 and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network without requiring user interaction, though exploitation demands high attack complexity. Successful attacks can result in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, allowing inclusion of local PHP files on the server, which may lead to arbitrary code execution or sensitive data exposure depending on the targeted files.
Mitigation guidance is available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/impacto-patronus/vulnerability/wordpress-impacto-patronus-theme-1-2-3-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-8254
Vulnerability details
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes Impacto Patronus impacto-patronus allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Impacto Patronus: from n/a through <= 1.2.3.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The vulnerability is an unauthenticated remote LFI in a public-facing WordPress theme/plugin (T1190: Exploit Public-Facing Application). It directly enables inclusion/execution of local files, facilitating sensitive data extraction from the local system (T1005: Data from Local System).
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly mitigates the CVE by requiring timely patching of the vulnerable Impacto Patronus WordPress theme to remediate the PHP Local File Inclusion flaw.
Prevents exploitation of the improper filename control in PHP include/require by validating inputs to block malicious local file paths.
Enforces secure PHP configuration settings like open_basedir to restrict filesystem access and limit the scope of local file inclusion attacks.