Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-27078

High

Published: 25 March 2026

Published
25 March 2026
Modified
24 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 0.0051 39.6th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-27078 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 39.6th 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-2026-27078 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, classified as a PHP Remote File Inclusion issue, in the Mikado-Themes Emaurri WordPress theme. It enables PHP Local File Inclusion and affects all versions of the Emaurri theme from n/a through 1.0.1. The vulnerability is associated with CWE-98 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), indicating high severity due to its potential for significant impact over the network.

Remote unauthenticated attackers (PR:N) can exploit this vulnerability over the network (AV:N) with high attack complexity (AC:H) and without requiring user interaction (UI:N). Successful exploitation allows attackers to achieve high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (C:H/I:H/A:H), such as unauthorized access to local files or potential code execution depending on the included files.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/emaurri/vulnerability/wordpress-emaurri-theme-1-0-1-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve provides details on this WordPress theme vulnerability, including mitigation guidance.

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 Mikado-Themes Emaurri emaurri allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Emaurri: from n/a through <= 1.0.1.

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 exploitation of public-facing application (T1190) for unauthenticated network access and facilitates reading arbitrary local files (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

Remediates the PHP Local File Inclusion vulnerability in the Emaurri WordPress theme by applying patches or updates to versions beyond 1.0.1.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Validates user-supplied filenames and paths in PHP include/require statements to block arbitrary local file inclusion by remote unauthenticated attackers.

RA-5 Vulnerability Monitoring and Scanning partial match
detect

Scans the system for known vulnerabilities like CVE-2026-27078 in WordPress themes to identify and prioritize remediation.

References