CVE-2026-66695 (GCVE-0-2026-66695)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-06 14:28 – Updated: 2026-08-06 14:28
VLAI
Title
WordPress W3 Total Cache plugin <= 2.10.2 - Path Traversal vulnerability
Summary
Unauthenticated Path Traversal in W3 Total Cache <= 2.10.2 versions.
CWE
  • CWE-35 - Path Traversal: '.../...//'
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
BoldGrid W3 Total Cache Affected: n/a , ≤ 2.10.2 (custom)
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Credits
Mykel Nelson | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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