CVE-2026-49779 WordPress Tax Exempt for WooCommerce plugin < 1.9.5 - Path Traversal vulnerability
An attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the Tax Exempt for WooCommerce plugin to read arbitrary files on the server.
- 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-2026-49779?
CVE-2026-49779 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Addify Tax Exempt for WooCommerce, published on 2 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in Addify Tax Exempt for WooCommerce allows Path Traversal.
This issue affects Tax Exempt for WooCommerce: from n/a before 1.9.5.
Weakness: CWE-35
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-49779?
How do I fix CVE-2026-49779?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-49779 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-2026-49779 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-49779 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3wjp-774c-xvqr.