CVE-2026-85310 WordPress Groundhogg plugin <= 4.7.1 - Path Traversal vulnerability

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An attacker can exploit a path traversal vulnerability in the Groundhogg WordPress plugin to read arbitrary files from 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-2026-85310?

CVE-2026-85310 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Adrian Tobey Groundhogg, published on 10 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

import_contacts Path Traversal in Groundhogg <= 4.7.1 versions.

Weakness: CWE-35

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-85310?

How do I fix CVE-2026-85310?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-85310 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-2026-85310 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-85310 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7967-6mvr-9g9g.

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