CVE-2026-112820 WordPress Academist Core plugin <= 1.4.1 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
High 8.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-112820 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-112820 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elated-Themes Academist Core, published on 22 Oct 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-112820 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Elated-Themes Academist Core. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-112820/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-112820/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-112820?
CVE-2026-112820 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elated-Themes Academist Core, published on 22 Oct 2026.
Official description
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in Elated-Themes Academist Core academist-core allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Academist Core: from n/a through 1.4.1.
Weakness: CWE-98
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-112820?
How do I fix CVE-2026-112820?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-112820 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-112820 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-112820 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hvw3-hvx7-xjjq.