Vulnerability · Published Mar 25, 2026 · Assigned by Patchstack
CVE-2026-32496WordPress Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 plugin <= 1.2.9 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity path traversal in Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 from NYSL. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 32% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 68.1% 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 NYSL Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 wp-contact-form-7-spam-blocker allows Path Traversal.This issue affects Spam Protect for Contact Form 7: from n/a through <= 1.2.9.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| NYSL | Spam Protect for Contact Form 7 | n/a – through <= 1.2.9 |
Weakness: CWE-22 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H