CVE-2026-13492
Authenticated users can delete arbitrary server files via UsersWP file-delete flaw.
Is CVE-2026-13492 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-13492 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 0.69% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-13492?
CVE-2026-13492 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. 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-2026-13492?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-13492. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-13492 affect?
CVE-2026-13492 affects UsersWP WordPress plugin <= 1.2.65, WordPress sites using UsersWP, Self-hosted WordPress servers. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-13492?
Update UsersWP to patched release immediately; restrict upload privileges and validate backups.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Subscriber+ attackers can delete arbitrary server files, including wp-config.php, via directory-traversal in UsersWP's AJAX file-delete handler, causing outage or data loss.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 1.2.65
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.