CVE-2026-49766 (GCVE-0-2026-49766)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-15 20:19 – Updated: 2026-06-15 20:19
VLAI
Title
WordPress WP User Manager plugin <= 2.9.16 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Summary
Subscriber Arbitrary File Deletion in WP User Manager <= 2.9.16 versions.
Severity
9.9 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
WP User Manager WP User Manager Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.9.16 (custom)
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Credits
endy | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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