CVE detail
CVE-2026-15991
The File Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the connector function in all versions from 6.0 - 6.9. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to read and delete arbitrary files on the server, which can lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). The bypass is triggered by passing cmd=rm or cmf=file in the URL query string of a POST request: elFinder's bind registration reads the command exclusively from $_POST and therefore never registers the rm.pre permission handler, while the dispatcher reads from the merged $_GET+$_POST superglobal and executes the rm or file command unchecked against a volume that defaults to ABSPATH.
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Why this CVE is surfacing
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Buzz score components · mention 23.0 · diversity 6.5 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Why it matters now
Mention timeline
- Total mentions
- 9
- within the 30d window
- Peak daily
- 9
- highest bucket
Evidence
Source links by recency
9 source links · newest first
- https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/a041f15c-0e30-459b-8df7-0465c0bc268a?source=cvewww.wordfence.com
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Patchwww.wordfence.comAug 6, 2026, 5:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?old_path=%2Ffile-manager/tags/6.9&new_path=%2Ffile-manager/tags/6.9.1plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 6, 2026, 5:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3632660/file-manager/trunk/backend/app/Http/Controllers/FileManagerController.phpplugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 6, 2026, 5:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/vendor/studio-42/elfinder/php/elFinderConnector.class.php#L320plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 6, 2026, 5:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/vendor/studio-42/elfinder/php/elFinder.class.php#L802plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 6, 2026, 5:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/backend/hooks/ajax.php#L10plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 6, 2026, 5:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/backend/app/Providers/AccessControlProvider.php#L121plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 6, 2026, 5:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/backend/app/Http/Controllers/FileManagerController.php#L34plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 6, 2026, 5:16 AM - https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/file-manager/tags/6.9/backend/app/Http/Controllers/FileManagerController.php#L32plugins.trac.wordpress.org
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Patchplugins.trac.wordpress.orgAug 6, 2026, 5:16 AM
Exploit code
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