---
id: CVE-2026-109221
title: >-
  The Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation plugin for
  WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file
  path validation in the copy_file function in all versions up to, and
  including, 4.9.3 This…
summary: >-
  The Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation plugin for
  WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file
  path validation in the copy_file function in all versions up to, and
  including, 4.9.3 This…
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: trainingbusinesspros
product: 'Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation'
affected:
  - groundhogg_crm_newsletters_and_marketing_automation <= 4.9.3
published: '2026-10-16'
updated: '2026-10-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-16T18:17:30.680'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-109221'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/groundhoggwp/groundhogg/commit/e319e4a849bfbb07cccfbac8558ad6bf07a7fdc0
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.9.3/admin/tools/tools-page.php#L575
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.9.3/admin/tools/tools-page.php#L602
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.9.3/includes/background/import-contacts.php#L200
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.9.3/includes/classes/traits/file-box.php#L85
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.9.3/includes/classes/traits/file-box.php#L94
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.9.3/includes/functions.php#L2872
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.9.3/includes/functions.php#L8045
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.9.3/includes/main-roles.php#L583
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/groundhogg/tags/4.9.3/includes/utils/files.php#L323
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3744461/groundhogg/trunk/includes/classes/traits/file-box.php
    label: security@wordfence.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/fb5100ac-cfe6-4e91-9349-6e8efa850147?source=cve
    label: security@wordfence.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00767
epssPercentile: 0.55309
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-16T16:31:58.151047Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-16T04:58:47.488Z'
---

## Overview

The Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the copy_file function in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.3 This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Sales Representative-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). This is exploitable by any user holding the plugin-defined import_contacts capability, which is granted by default to the plugin's custom Sales Representative role.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.