# CVE-2026-8095: Frontend File Manager Plugin <= 23.6 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Deletion

> Authenticated attackers can delete arbitrary files on the server, potentially leading to full site takeover, by exploiting a path traversal vulnerability in the Frontend File Manager Plugin.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 29 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hhrc-vf2p-x5h3

## What is CVE-2026-8095?

CVE-2026-8095 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in nmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin, published on 27 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Frontend File Manager Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in versions up to and including 23.6. This is due to a case-sensitive bypass of the wpfm_dir_path parameter sanitization in the wpfm_file_meta_update AJAX handler, where supplying WPFM_DIR_PATH in uppercase evades the unset check and is normalized to wpfm_dir_path by sanitize_key() during update_post_meta(), allowing an attacker to overwrite the stored file path with an arbitrary filesystem path that is then passed directly to unlink() in delete_file_locally() without any directory containment validation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers with Subscriber-level access to delete arbitrary files on the server, including sensitive files such as wp-config.php, potentially leading to full site takeover.

Weakness: CWE-73 (External Control of File Name or Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8095?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-8095?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8095 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-8095 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8095 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-8095 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-8095 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in nmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin, published on 27 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8095 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: nmedia Frontend File Manager Plugin. 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-2026-8095/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8095/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8095
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8095
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-8095

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-8095/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.