CVE-2026-11974
Unauthenticated arbitrary file read and SSRF in wp-media-folder-addon plugin.
Is CVE-2026-11974 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-11974 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.49% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-11974?
CVE-2026-11974 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.6. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-11974?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-11974, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-11974 affect?
CVE-2026-11974 affects wp-media-folder-addon (<= 4.1.6), WordPress sites with the plugin installed, Sites using affected cloud-storage connectors. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-11974?
Remove or update the plugin; disable cloud connectors; restrict AJAX endpoints.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attackers can read arbitrary files via AJAX and trigger SSRF on sites with cloud storage, exposing secrets and internal services.
Patch when possible
- affected< 4.1.7
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.