CVE-2026-84069 WebFacing Email Accounts for cPanel 5.3 - 5.3.6 - Unauthenticated LFI via assets/index.php
Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary local files via path traversal in the WebFacing WordPress plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-84069?
CVE-2026-84069 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Unknown WebFacing™, published on 27 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The WebFacing™ WordPress plugin before 5.4 does not restrict access to one of its bundled scripts and does not validate a user-supplied path before using it to include a local file, allowing unauthenticated users to perform Local File Inclusion.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-84069?
How do I fix CVE-2026-84069?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-84069 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-2026-84069 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-84069 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9g84-3xhq-4hwg.