---
title: "CVE-2026-92820: Ninja Forms - File Uploads - Arbitrary File Operations"
description: "Ninja Forms - File Uploads plugin for WordPress <= 3.3.34 contains arbitrary file operations caused by unvalidated attacker-supplied file paths in the external Amazon S3 upload flow, letting unauthenticated attackers read, write, or delete arbitrary files, exploit requires External File Upload action and Email action for read."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-92820/
---

# CVE-2026-92820 Ninja Forms - File Uploads - Arbitrary File Operations

Ninja Forms - File Uploads plugin for WordPress <= 3.3.34 contains arbitrary file operations caused by unvalidated attacker-supplied file paths in the external Amazon S3 upload flow, letting unauthenticated attackers read, write, or delete arbitrary files, exploit requires External File Upload action and Email action for read.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.52% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92820)

## Details

Type

Arbitrary File Operations

Impact

File System Read, File System Write, Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

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

Published

2 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-434](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of Ninja Forms - File Uploads plugin

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-2026-92820](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92820)
- [https://ninjaforms.com/extensions/file-uploads/](https://ninjaforms.com/extensions/file-uploads/)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6d5f0ec1-abcb-4aa2-a130-53682fa13f00?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/6d5f0ec1-abcb-4aa2-a130-53682fa13f00?source=cve)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
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