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CVE-2026-40779
WordPress Link Library plugin <= 7.8.8 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
High7.7EPSS 0.33%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Patchstack
Description
Contributor Arbitrary File Deletion in Link Library <= 7.8.8 versions.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| PatchstackCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 3.1 | High7.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.33% · top 74% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.7.
Weakness
Affected products
Yannick Lefebvre · Link Library
- affected n/a – ≤ 7.8.8
What to do
Solution: Update the WordPress Link Library Plugin to the latest available version (at least 7.8.9).
References (1)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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