CVE-2026-6248
Authenticated wpForo users can delete arbitrary files, risking remote code execution.
Is CVE-2026-6248 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-6248 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 0.59% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-6248?
CVE-2026-6248 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. 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-2026-6248?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-6248, 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-2026-6248 affect?
CVE-2026-6248 affects WordPress wpForo Forum Plugin <= 3.0.5, wpForo - User Custom Fields addon (required). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-6248?
Upgrade plugin/addon when available; enforce file-field restrictions.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Remote code execution via deletion of arbitrary server files; requires authenticated access and addon dependency.
Patch when possible
- affected<= 3.0.5
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.