CVE-2026-22521

WordPress Handmade Framework plugin <= 3.9 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

7.5 High

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in G5Theme Handmade Framework handmade-framework allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Handmade Framework: from n/a through <= 3.9.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.45%Up 0.3 points since Jan 9, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.5

WordPress Handmade Framework plugin <= 3.9 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability

Record: CVE-2026-22521
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-98
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2026-1480 7.5

Record: EUVD-2026-1480
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f5vm-3c88-r99x 7.5

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File...

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in G5Theme Handmade Framework allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Handmade Framework: from n/a through 3.9.

Record: GHSA-f5vm-3c88-r99x
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-98
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.5

Record: CVE-2026-22521
CVSS 3.1: 7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-98
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

g5theme handmade framework

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-22521 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in G5theme Handmade Framework, published January 8, 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.