Vulnerability · CVE-2026-109221
The Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in t…
Published Oct 16, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 16, 2026 · the affected product
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-109221. EPSS is 0.79%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No plain product name is stored. The page cannot tell you which product to check.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.79%
- Remediation
- Version ranges on file
- Affected products
- stated named in the record
The Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the copy_file function in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.3 This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Sales Representative-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). This is exploitable by any user holding the plugin-defined import_contacts capability, which is granted by default to the plugin's custom Sales Representative role.
Are you affected?
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- stated named in the record<= 4.9.3
How to fix CVE-2026-109221
Recommended remediation
Affected version ranges suggest a fixed boundary. Verify against the vendor advisory for your release.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-109221. EPSS is 0.79%. Act only if a listed version of the affected product is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with named in the record <= 4.9.3. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-22: Path Traversal. EPSS 0.79%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
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Code
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Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 16, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
The Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the copy_file function in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.3 This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Sales Representative-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-109221
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-109221
30-day exploitation probability 0.8%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-109221
The Groundhogg — CRM, Newsletters, and Marketing Automation plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the copy_file function in all versions up to, and including, 4.9.3 This makes it possible for authenticated attack
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.