Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-76553 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-76553 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-76553?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 16 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- WP Import Export Lite WP Import Export Lite before 3.9.33.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-76553?
- A patch was published on 2026-09-16: Fixed in version 3.9.33 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-76553 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-76553?
- Check whether anything you run is named in the advisory. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
The vulnerability is a path traversal leading to arbitrary directory deletion (CWE-73). The plugin takes a path from stored user-supplied data (the "template path") without proper validation before recursively deleting the directory it resolves to. Attack requires a user with delegated WP Import Export Lite plugin capabilities—typically an editor or administrator role. An authenticated attacker can craft a malicious path to delete arbitrary directories and all files within them, including locations outside the web root. The vulnerability is fixed in version 3.9.33.
Affected products
- WP Import Export Lite WP Import Export Lite before 3.9.33
Timeline
- 2026-09-14: disclosed
- 2026-09-16: patched: Fixed in version 3.9.33