High severity · published Mar 5, 2026
CVE-2026-22460
WordPress FormGent plugin <= 1.7.0 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
8.6
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in wpWax FormGent formgent allows Path Traversal.This issue affects FormGent: from n/a through <= 1.7.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
FormGent · wpWax
through 1.7.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-22460
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-22460
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/formgent/vulnerability/wordpress-formgent-plugin-1-2-1-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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