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CVE-2026-42756: WordPress QuickWebP – Compress / Optimize Images & Convert WebP | SEO Friendly plugin <= 3.2.7 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.9 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-05-27 · updated 2026-10-26
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Ludwig You QuickWebP &#8211; Compress / Optimize Images &amp; Convert WebP | SEO Friendly quickwebp allows Path Traversal.This issue affects QuickWebP &#8211; Compress / Optimize Images &amp; Convert WebP | SEO Friendly: from n/a through <= 3.2.7.

Affected products

• Ludwig You QuickWebP &#8211; Compress / Optimize Images &amp; Convert WebP | SEO Friendly: through 3.2.7

References

• https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/quickwebp/vulnerability/wordpress-quickwebp-compress-optimize-images-convert-webp-seo-friendly-plugin-3-2-7-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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