Path traversal in acyba AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and Marketing…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and Marketing Automation Solution for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 11.0.4 via the `user[name]` Parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information. Exploitation requires "Embed images" option in AcyMailing configuration being enabled.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acyba | AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and Marketing Automation Solution for WordPress | up to 11.0.4 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and Marketing Automation Solution for WordPress Vendoracyba Affected up to 11.0.4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-77807
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w97p-m43x-6fh6
References
More acyba vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-20863 Extension - acymailing.com - RCE in AcyMailing component for Joomla 6.7.0-8.5.0 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-06612 CSV Injection (aka Excel Macro Injection or Formula Injection) exists in the export… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-06611 CSV Injection (aka Excel Macro Injection or Formula Injection) exists in the export… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-06844 AcyMailing <= 9.7.2 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary File Upload via acym_extractArchive Function CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-12981 Improper privilege management in acyba AcyMailing – An Ultimate Newsletter Plugin and… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-04543 AcyMailing <= 10.8.2 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Privilege Escalation via 'acymailing_router' CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-77807 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-77807 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w97p-m43x-6fh6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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