Vulnerability · Published May 27, 2026 · Assigned by Patchstack

CVE-2026-42756WordPress QuickWebP – Compress / Optimize Images & Convert WebP | SEO Friendly plugin <= 3.2.7 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

Critical 9.9

In plain English

A critical-severity path traversal in QuickWebP – Compress / Optimize Images & Convert WebP | SEO Friendly from Ludwig You. 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 27% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.9Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.9% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Ludwig You QuickWebP – Compress / Optimize Images & Convert WebP | SEO Friendly quickwebp allows Path Traversal.This issue affects QuickWebP – Compress / Optimize Images & Convert WebP | SEO Friendly: from n/a through <= 3.2.7.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ludwig You	QuickWebP – Compress / Optimize Images & Convert WebP \| SEO Friendly	0 – through 3.2.7

Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/quickwebp/vulnerability/wordpress-quickwebp-compress-optimize-images-convert-webp-seo-friendly-plugin-3-2-7-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry