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title: "CVE-2026-77006: WebTotem Backups WordPress Plugin - Unrestricted File Deletion"
description: "WebTotem Backups WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 contains an unrestricted file deletion vulnerability caused by lack of file path validation, capability checks, and CSRF enforcement, letting authenticated users delete arbitrary files, exploit requires user authentication."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-77006/
---

# CVE-2026-77006 WebTotem Backups WordPress Plugin - Unrestricted File Deletion

WebTotem Backups WordPress plugin through 1.0.1 contains an unrestricted file deletion vulnerability caused by lack of file path validation, capability checks, and CSRF enforcement, letting authenticated users delete arbitrary files, exploit requires user authentication.

CVSS base score 9.6 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.25% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77006)

## Details

Type

Unrestricted File Deletion

Impact

File System Write, Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H

Published

12 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-73](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/73.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version that includes proper validation and capability checks.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77006](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77006)
- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/71bc08cb-681c-44bd-b6a0-bb5c58e31653/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/71bc08cb-681c-44bd-b6a0-bb5c58e31653/)

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## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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