Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-42661

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 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0037 29.1th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-42661 is a high-severity Path Traversal: '.../...//' (CWE-35) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 29.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Custom role Path Traversal in WP Customer Area <= 8.3.4 versions.

CWE(s)
CWE-35

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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Why these techniques?

Path traversal vulnerability in a public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables exploitation of the application via T1190.

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

Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References