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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-1246

The ShortPixel Image Optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read via path traversal in the 'loadFile' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.2

Published Feb 5, 2026 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-1246. EPSS is 0.58%. Act only if a listed version of ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium4.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.58%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor shortpixel ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF 0 ≤6.4.2

The ShortPixel Image Optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read via path traversal in the 'loadFile' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.2 due to insufficient path validation and sanitization in the 'loadLogFile' AJAX action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on the server, which can contain sensitive information such as database credentials and authentication keys.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor shortpixel ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF 0 ≤6.4.20 ≤6.4.2

How to fix CVE-2026-1246

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-2026-1246. EPSS is 0.58%. Act only if a listed version of ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with shortpixel ShortPixel Image Optimizer – Optimize Images, Convert WebP & AVIF 0 ≤6.4.2 0 ≤6.4.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.58%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 5, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    The ShortPixel Image Optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read via path traversal in the 'loadFile' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.2 due to insufficient path validation and sanitization in the 'loadLogFile' AJAX action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on th

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The ShortPixel Image Optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read via path traversal in the 'loadFile' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.2 due to insufficient path validation and sanitization in the 'loadLogFile' AJAX action. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Editor-level access and above, to read the contents of arbitrary files on th

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-1246

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-1246

    30-day exploitation probability 0.58%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-5545

    The ShortPixel Image Optimizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read via path traversal in the 'loadFile' parameter in all versions up to, and including, 6.4.2 due to insufficient path validation and sanitization in the 'loadLogFile' AJAX action. This makes it

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 6, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • EUVDNov 2, 2026