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title: "CVE-2026-77807: AcyMailing WordPress Plugin - Path Traversal"
description: "AcyMailing WordPress plugin <= 11.0.4 contains a directory traversal caused by improper sanitization of the `user[name]` parameter, letting unauthenticated attackers read arbitrary files, exploit requires 'Embed images' option enabled."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-77807/
---

# CVE-2026-77807 AcyMailing WordPress Plugin - Path Traversal

AcyMailing WordPress plugin <= 11.0.4 contains a directory traversal caused by improper sanitization of the \`user\[name\]\` parameter, letting unauthenticated attackers read arbitrary files, exploit requires 'Embed images' option enabled.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

EPSS

0.93% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77807)

## Details

Type

Path Traversal

Impact

File System Read, Information Disclosure

CVSS vector

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

Published

11 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version beyond 11.0.4.

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-2026-77807](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77807)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3679457/](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3679457/)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/19a9b952-84db-4911-bb50-52d74ec01cb8?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/19a9b952-84db-4911-bb50-52d74ec01cb8?source=cve)

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- 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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