CVE-2026-57401
Path traversal in SureDash plugin enabling file access and potential remote code execution.
Is CVE-2026-57401 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-57401 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 0.55% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-57401?
CVE-2026-57401 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.9. 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-2026-57401?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-57401. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-57401 affect?
CVE-2026-57401 affects Brainstorm Force SureDash <= 1.8.0, Websites (e.g., WordPress) using SureDash plugin. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-57401?
Update SureDash to a fixed version or remove plugin until patched
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote attackers can traverse server paths to read/overwrite files and may achieve remote code execution on affected sites.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 1.8.0
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.