{"cve":"CVE-2026-1246","nvd":{"published":"2026-02-05T07:16:17.443","modified":"2026-06-17T10:15:23.330","status":"Deferred","description":"The ShortPixel Image Optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read via path traversal in the 'loadFile' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.2 due to insufficient path validation and sanitization in the 'loadLogFile' AJAX action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information such as database credentials and authentication keys.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","score":4.9},"cwes":["CWE-22"],"references":["https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-image-optimiser/tags/6.4.1/class/Controller/AjaxController.php#L1686","https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-image-optimiser/tags/6.4.1/class/Controller/AjaxController.php#L309","https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/shortpixel-image-optimiser/tags/6.4.1/class/Controller/BulkController.php#L200","https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?sfp_email=&sfph_mail=&reponame=&old=3449706%40shortpixel-image-optimiser&new=3449706%40shortpixel-image-optimiser&sfp_email=&sfph_mail=","https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/03cb41d2-67c8-457f-8d85-7aede8e12d44?source=cve"],"products":[],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:22:27.261130201+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-1246","score":0.00589,"percentile":0.4817,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}