CVE-2026-109221 Path traversal in Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation
Authenticated attackers with Sales Representative access can delete arbitrary files via CSV import, potentially leading to remote code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-109221?
CVE-2026-109221 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in trainingbusinesspros Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation, published on 16 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-109221?
How do I fix CVE-2026-109221?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-109221 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-109221 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-109221 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xq4h-vhg9-4x8m.