Local file inclusion in WordPress Ambient theme
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- 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-98.
Summary
The Elated-Themes Ambient WordPress theme, versions 1.7 and earlier, contains a local file inclusion flaw (CWE-98). Improper control of the filename in a PHP include statement lets an unauthenticated remote attacker load local files through the theme. The attack is harder to carry out than usual but needs no login or user interaction.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Unauthenticated Local File Inclusion in Ambient <= 1.7 versions.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elated-Themes | Ambient | up to 1.7 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Ambient VendorElated-Themes Affected up to 1.7 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version is listed for Ambient.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-66566
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-x2pv-34vv-36qv
References
More Elated-Themes vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-10557 Search & Go - Directory WordPress Theme <= 2.7 - Authentication Bypass to Privilege Escalation via Account Takeover CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-01437 Academist Membership <= 1.1.6 - Authentication Bypass via Account Takeover CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-20156 WordPress Search & Go theme <= 2.8 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-12437 Elated Membership <= 1.2 - Authentication Bypass via Social Login CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-12370 FindAll Membership <= 1.0.4 - Authentication Bypass via Social Login CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-12369 FindAll Listing <= 1.0.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-66566 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-66566 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x2pv-34vv-36qv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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