CVE-2026-22419

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-2026-22419 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 RA-5 (Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2026-22419 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified as PHP Remote File Inclusion but enabling PHP Local File Inclusion, affecting the Honor WordPress theme developed by AncoraThemes. The issue impacts Honor versions from n/a through 2.3.

The vulnerability 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), indicating exploitation over the network by unauthenticated attackers with high attack complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation allows attackers to achieve high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability through local file inclusion.

Patchstack's advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/honor/vulnerability/wordpress-honor-theme-2-3-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents this Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the WordPress Honor theme version 2.3.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-9548

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in AncoraThemes Honor honor allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Honor: from n/a through <= 2.3.

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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T1083 File and Directory Discovery Discovery

Adversaries may enumerate files and directories or may search in specific locations of a host or network share for certain information within a file system.

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Why these techniques?

LFI vulnerability in public-facing WordPress theme enables remote exploitation (T1190) and arbitrary local file inclusion for data collection (T1005) and file discovery (T1083).

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