CVE-2026-40779
WordPress Link Library plugin <= 7.8.8 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Contributor Arbitrary File Deletion in Link Library <= 7.8.8 versions.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- 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 Link Library plugin <= 7.8.8 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Contributor Arbitrary File Deletion in Link Library <= 7.8.8 versions.
- Record
CVE-2026-40779- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-36986
Contributor Arbitrary File Deletion in Link Library <= 7.8.8 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2026-36986- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fgx4-f7jh-8whq
Contributor Arbitrary File Deletion in Link Library <= 7.8.8 versions.
Contributor Arbitrary File Deletion in Link Library <= 7.8.8 versions.
- Record
GHSA-fgx4-f7jh-8whq- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Contributor Arbitrary File Deletion in Link Library <= 7.8.8 versions.
- Record
CVE-2026-40779- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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-2026-40779 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Yannick Lefebvre Link Library, published June 15, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.33%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.