Vulnerability · Published Nov 4, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-115426WPvivid Backup & Migration < 0.9.138 - Admin+ Path Traversal via Local Backup Directory Setting
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 21% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 78.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging WordPress plugin before 0.9.138 does not properly validate a backup storage directory path before using it to create directories and write files, allowing administrators to cause those directories and files to be created outside the intended backup location via path traversal.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging | 0 – before 0.9.138 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c12a6832-81c3-4bae-93a9-3a51ff986863/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description