VulnerabilityPublished 15 Nov 2026

CVE-2026-125826: PowerPress Podcasting (WordPress plugin) · Path Traversal

Affects PowerPress Podcasting (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.0 Medium : upgrade to 11.18.4 when convenient.

Data as of 15 Nov 2026, 19:09 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.0Medium

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CNA (Patchstack)	CVSS 3.1	5.0

Patch: Available – fixed in 11.18.4

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

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
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: Low: The attacker is authorized with (i.e., requires) privileges that provide basic user capabilities that could normally affect only settings and files owned by a user. Alternatively, an attacker with Low privileges may have the ability to cause an impact only to non-sensitive resources.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Changed: An exploited vulnerability can affect resources beyond the security scope managed by the security authority of the vulnerable component. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are different and managed by different security authorities.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within 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 15 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 14 Nov 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.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), 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 PowerPress Podcasting (WordPress plugin) to 11.18.4.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
PowerPress Podcastingpowerpress	Affected <11.18.4	Fixed in 11.18.4

AI-suggested

Upgrade PowerPress Podcasting to version 11.18.4 or later, where this path traversal vulnerability is fixed. No other mitigation is necessary as the fix is available.

Description

CVE-2026-125826 is a path traversal vulnerability in Blubrry Podcasting's PowerPress Podcasting plugin. It allows an attacker with limited privileges to access restricted directories by manipulating pathnames. This affects versions from initial releases up to 11.18.3. The issue is fixed in version 11.18.4.

Impact

The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0 (medium severity) with no confidentiality or integrity impact, but it can cause availability disruption. There is no known exploitation in the wild. The attacker requires low privileges and no user interaction is needed.

Summary

This vulnerability involves improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory in the PowerPress Podcasting plugin by Blubrry Podcasting. An attacker with low privileges can exploit this path traversal flaw to potentially cause denial of service by impacting availability. The vulnerability affects all versions prior to 11.18.4, which contains the fix.

References

patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/powerpress/vulnerability/wordpress-powerpress-podcasting-plugin-11-18-3-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve (opens in a new tab)

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