CVE-2026-49779: WordPress Tax Exempt for WooCommerce plugin < 1.9.5 - Path Traversal vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-07-02 · updated 2026-10-25
Weakness: CWE-35

Description

Path Traversal: '.../...//' vulnerability in Addify Tax Exempt for WooCommerce allows Path Traversal. This issue affects Tax Exempt for WooCommerce: from n/a before 1.9.5.

Affected products

Addify Tax Exempt for WooCommerce: before 1.9.5 — fixed in 1.9.5

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Addify Tax Exempt for WooCommerce 1.9.5. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/woocommerce-tax-exempt-plugin/vulnerability/wordpress-tax-exempt-for-woocommerce-plugin-1-9-3-path-traversal-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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