7.5

CVE-2026-9282: boldgrid w3_total_cache Path Traversal

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighDeferred
Published 11-07-2026Last modified 14-07-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-9282 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in boldgrid w3_total_cache. EPSS estimates a 2.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
2.86%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 11-07-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 14-07-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.4 via the setupSources function. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. Exploitation requires enabling manual minify mode and supplying a manual-format minify filename so that the hash is empty and the f_array[] entries are not overwritten before reaching setupSources().

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.86%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.86% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
2.86%

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

Boldgrid1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • w3-total-cache≤ 2.9.4 (fixed in 2.10.0)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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