VulnerabilityPublished 22 Oct 2026

CVE-2026-112311: ACF Extended (WordPress plugin) · Path Traversal

Affects ACF Extended (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.5 Medium : upgrade to 0.9.2.8 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 19:06 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.5Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 27% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

Exploitation: No evidence of active exploitation and no public proof of concept
Automatable: Attackers can reliably automate steps 1–4 of the kill chain
Technical impact: Limited control over the software or limited information exposure

CISA SSVC assessment, 2026-10-22.

Patch

Available – fixed in 0.9.2.8

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the impacted component are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 22 Oct 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade ACF Extended (WordPress plugin) to 0.9.2.8.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
ACF Extendedacf-extended	Affected <0.9.2.8	Fixed in 0.9.2.8

AI-suggested

Upgrade ACF Extended to version 0.9.2.8 or later, where this path traversal vulnerability has been fixed. No other mitigation is necessary as the vendor has provided an official fix.

Description

CVE-2026-112311 is a path traversal vulnerability in ACF Extended versions prior to 0.9.2.8. This flaw allows attackers to bypass directory restrictions and potentially access or modify files outside the intended directory. The vulnerability has a medium severity rating with a CVSS score of 6.5.

Impact

The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized modification of files (integrity impact) and denial of service (availability impact). Confidentiality impact is not indicated. There is no indication of required privileges or user interaction, making exploitation feasible over the network without authentication.

Summary

ACF Extended versions from initial releases up to 0.9.2.7 are affected by an improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory, commonly known as a path traversal vulnerability. This vulnerability allows an attacker to manipulate file paths to access files and directories outside the intended restricted directory. The issue was fixed in version 0.9.2.8.

References

patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/acf-extended/vulnerability/wordpress-acf-extended-plugin-0-9-2-7-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve (opens in a new tab)

Community reviews

Loading reviews…

Exploitation evidence

What to do

Affected software

Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 26 Oct 2026, 19:06 UTC

Technical details

References

Community reviews

Related threats