Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-40769

High

Published: 15 June 2026

Published
15 June 2026
Modified
17 June 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 0.0044 35.4th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-40769 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 35.4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A01:2025 Broken Access Control

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in Contact Form Extender for Divi &#8211; Save Entries, File Upload &amp; Country Code Field <= 1.0.6 versions.

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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T1070.004 File Deletion Stealth
Adversaries may delete files left behind by the actions of their intrusion activity.
attack.mitre.org →
Why these techniques?

Unauthenticated path traversal (CWE-22) in a public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables remote exploitation (T1190) resulting in arbitrary file deletion (T1070.004).

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

Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-22

Validates pathnames and filenames to prevent traversal outside intended directories.

References