# CVE-2026-119529: Gravity Forms < 3.2.2 - Unauthenticated LFI via Chunked File Upload

> Unauthenticated attackers can upload chunked files to read server environment variables and web root files on WordPress sites with SSI enabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Harmful if only installed:** No
- **Needs a specific call:** No
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Nov 2026
- **Updated:** 11 Nov 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p5jp-hfvm-27gp

## What is CVE-2026-119529?

CVE-2026-119529 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Gravity Forms, published on 11 Nov 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Gravity Forms WordPress plugin before 3.2.2 does not properly restrict the file types that unauthenticated users can upload through its chunked file upload feature, allowing them to read server environment variables and the contents of files within the web root on servers configured to parse Server-Side Include documents, such as Apache with SSI enabled.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-119529?

Only installations with a non-default setting turned on are exposed.


## How do I fix CVE-2026-119529?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-119529 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-119529 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-119529 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-119529 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-119529 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown Gravity Forms, published on 11 Nov 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-119529 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Exposure: Only installations with a non-default setting turned on are exposed.

Affected product: Unknown Gravity Forms. 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-2026-119529/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-119529/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119529
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119529
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-119529

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-119529/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.