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TI-2026-10528 Aliases CVE-2026-12240GHSA-ww5c-p3qw-8xxf

Deserialization of untrusted data in qlstudio Export User Data

Priority LOW 38CWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

The Export User Data plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the unserialize function in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.6. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). Successful exploitation requires an administrator to trigger a user data export while a subscriber-level (or higher) user has stored a crafted serialized XLSXWriter object payload as their display name.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00623 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
qlstudioExport User Dataup to 2.2.6—No fix listedCNA
  • Export User Data Vendorqlstudio Affected up to 2.2.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-12240
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ww5c-p3qw-8xxf
  3. 2026-11-04 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

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