CVE-2026-22460
WordPress FormGent plugin <= 1.7.0 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in wpWax FormGent formgent allows Path Traversal.This issue affects FormGent: from n/a through <= 1.7.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress FormGent plugin <= 1.7.0 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in wpWax FormGent formgent allows Path Traversal.This issue affects FormGent: from n/a through <= 1.7.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-22460- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-9580
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in wpWax FormGent formgent allows Path Traversal.This issue affects FormGent: from n/a through <= 1.7.0.
- Record
EUVD-2026-9580- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3w6x-7r98-7q22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in...
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in wpWax FormGent formgent allows Path Traversal.This issue affects FormGent: from n/a through <= 1.4.2.
- Record
GHSA-3w6x-7r98-7q22- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in wpWax FormGent formgent allows Path Traversal.This issue affects FormGent: from n/a through <= 1.7.0.
- Record
CVE-2026-22460- CVSS 3.1
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-22460 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Wpwax Formgent, published March 5, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. No source names a fixed version.