Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-22416

High

Published: 05 March 2026

Published
05 March 2026
Modified
22 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0050 39.1th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-22416 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 39.1th 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-2026-22416 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, referred to as PHP Remote File Inclusion, present in the AncoraThemes FixTeam WordPress theme. It enables PHP Local File Inclusion and affects versions from n/a through 1.5.0 inclusive. Published on 2026-03-05, the issue 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) and is associated with CWE-98.

Remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network without privileges or user interaction, though it requires high attack complexity. Successful exploitation grants high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, allowing attackers to perform local file inclusion, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or data exposure on affected WordPress sites running the vulnerable theme.

The Patchstack advisory provides further details on the vulnerability in the WordPress FixTeam theme at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/fixteam/vulnerability/wordpress-fixteam-theme-1-4-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes FixTeam fixteam allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects FixTeam: from n/a through <= 1.5.0.

CWE(s)
CWE-98

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
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Why these techniques?

LFI vulnerability in public-facing WordPress theme enables remote exploitation (T1190) and arbitrary local file reads (T1005).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly remediates the PHP Local File Inclusion flaw in the FixTeam WordPress theme by identifying, reporting, and patching the improper filename control in include/require statements.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Validates and sanitizes user-supplied filenames passed to PHP include/require functions in the vulnerable theme to block malicious local file paths.

CM-6 Configuration Settings partial match
prevent

Establishes PHP configuration settings like open_basedir to restrict file access paths and mitigate local file inclusion attempts in the FixTeam theme.

References