{"id":"CVE-2026-86828","title":"The BackWPup  WordPress plugin before 5.7.7 does not properly restrict the destination path of files extracted during a backup restore when its fallback archive library is used, allowing high-privileged users to write files outside the i…","summary":"The BackWPup  WordPress plugin before 5.7.7 does not properly restrict the destination path of files extracted during a backup restore when its fallback archive library is used, allowing high-privileged users to write files outside the i…","severity":"medium","cvss":6.6,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-22"],"product":"BackWPup","affected":["BackWPup < 5.7.7"],"published":"2026-10-08","updated":"2026-10-08","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-08T20:51:18.123","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86828","references":[{"url":"https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/be8c0eab-1874-4490-b94e-394f62a522f3/","label":"contact@wpscan.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"total","timestamp":"2026-10-08T10:55:24.125123Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-10-08T07:18:54.842Z","epss":0.00421,"epssPercentile":0.36238,"slug":"CVE-2026-86828","body":"## Overview\n\nThe BackWPup  WordPress plugin before 5.7.7 does not properly restrict the destination path of files extracted during a backup restore when its fallback archive library is used, allowing high-privileged users to write files outside the intended restore directory, potentially leading to remote code execution.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":36.3,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":217989,"id":"CVE-2026-86828","ts":1791459569072,"field":"cvss","old":null,"new":"6.6"},{"seq":217988,"id":"CVE-2026-86828","ts":1791459569072,"field":"severity","old":"none","new":"medium"}]}