As immediate action, update the affected plugin. If you're unable to do so, ask your hosting provider or web developer for help.
Only the 26.x line is listed as affected. Applies only when the Permission Model is enabled with a wildcard --allow-fs-read / --allow-fs-write grant.
Users can access pages or perform actions they shouldn't be allowed to, like viewing other people's data.
CVSS score is a way to evaluate and rank reported vulnerabilities in a standardized and repeatable way but which is not ideal for WordPress.
This security issue has a low severity impact and is unlikely to be exploited.
Update to version 26.12.1 or later to resolve the vulnerability.
Published by Patchstack
21 Oct, 2026