# CVE-2026-119616: The Noptin – Newsletter, New Post Notifications & Email Automation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all version


- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Nov 2026
- **Updated:** 8 Nov 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cj64-8m9g-g246

## What is CVE-2026-119616?

CVE-2026-119616 is a medium-severity vulnerability in picocodes Noptin – Newsletter, New Post Notifications & Email Automation, published on 7 Nov 2026. 

### Official description

The Noptin – Newsletter, New Post Notifications & Email Automation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.3 via the 'noptin_fields[first_name]' parameter parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary .php files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where .php file types can be uploaded and included. The public Manage Preferences page issues a nonce to unauthenticated visitors, meaning there is no effective authorization barrier — an unauthenticated attacker can store the malicious payload as their first_name and have it executed the next time any newsletter is sent by the site operator. Successful exploitation additionally requires an action by an administrator — the attacker cannot trigger the vulnerability on their own.

Weakness: CWE-98 (Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-119616?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-119616?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-119616 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-119616 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-119616 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-119616 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-119616 is a medium-severity vulnerability in picocodes Noptin – Newsletter, New Post Notifications & Email Automation, published on 7 Nov 2026. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-119616 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: picocodes Noptin – Newsletter, New Post Notifications & Email Automation. 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-2026-119616/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-119616/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-119616
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-119616
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-119616

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-119616/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.