7.5

CVE-2026-3585: stellarwp the_events_calendar Path Traversal

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighDeferred
Published 10-03-2026Last modified 08-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-3585 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in stellarwp the_events_calendar. EPSS estimates a 0.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.55%
0%100%
Low · +0.20 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-03-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The The Events Calendar plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Path Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 6.15.17 via the 'ajax_create_import' function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Author-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.55%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

45%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.20 pp

From 0.35% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.55%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Stellarwp1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • the-events-calendar≤ 6.15.17 (fixed in 6.15.17.1)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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