Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-32522

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 8.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0037 28.9th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-32522 is a high-severity Path Traversal (CWE-22) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.6 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 28.9th 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-2026-32522 is an Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory vulnerability, classified as Path Traversal (CWE-22), in the WooCommerce Support Ticket System WordPress plugin. This flaw affects all versions of the plugin from n/a through less than 18.5, allowing attackers to traverse restricted directories.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.6 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H), indicating it is exploitable remotely over the network by unauthenticated users with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation changes scope and enables high-impact denial of service through arbitrary file deletion, disrupting site availability without affecting confidentiality or integrity.

The Patchstack advisory details this as an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability patched in version 18.5 of the WooCommerce Support Ticket System plugin. Mitigation requires updating to version 18.5 or later.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A01:2025 Broken Access Control

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in vanquish WooCommerce Support Ticket System woocommerce-support-ticket-system allows Path Traversal.This issue affects WooCommerce Support Ticket System: from n/a through < 18.5.

CWE(s)
CWE-22

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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T1485 Data Destruction Impact
Adversaries may destroy data and files on specific systems or in large numbers on a network to interrupt availability to systems, services, and network resources.
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Why these techniques?

Path traversal in public-facing WordPress plugin enables remote unauth arbitrary file deletion for DoS, directly mapping to T1190 (exploit public-facing app) and T1485 (data destruction via file deletion).

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

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Directly mitigates path traversal by requiring validation of pathname inputs to prevent access to restricted directories and arbitrary file deletion.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Requires identification, reporting, and correction of the specific flaw in the WooCommerce Support Ticket System plugin through patching to version 18.5 or later.

AC-3 Access Enforcement partial match
prevent

Enforces logical access controls on system resources like files, limiting damage from path traversal even if input validation fails.

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