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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-94238

loco_translate_project loco_translate Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Published Oct 26, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 26, 2026 · loco_translate_project loco_translate Improper Limitation

Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Patch now

CVE-2026-94238 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm loco_translate_project loco_translate Improper Limitation against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (loco_translate_project loco_translate Improper Limitation).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.32%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor loco_translate_project loco_translate

The Loco Translate WordPress plugin before 2.8.9 does not restrict which file paths its translation file routes will read, allowing users granted the Loco Translate WordPress plugin before 2.8.9's translator capability to retrieve the contents of files of certain types from anywhere on the server, including outside the web root.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor loco_translate_project loco_translateversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-94238

  • Vendor action

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  • Version check

    No version range is stored, so an installed version cannot be checked on this page.

  • Advisory

    Open the cve_org record and follow its fix.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2026-94238 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm loco_translate_project loco_translate Improper Limitation against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.32%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. 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.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 26, 2026 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The Loco Translate WordPress plugin before 2.8.9 does not restrict which file paths its translation file routes will read, allowing users granted the Loco Translate WordPress plugin before 2.8.9's translator capability to retrieve the contents of files of certain types from anywhere on the server, including outside the web root.

  2. Oct 26, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-94238

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-94238

    The Loco Translate WordPress plugin before 2.8.9 does not restrict which file paths its translation file routes will read, allowing users granted the Loco Translate WordPress plugin before 2.8.9's translator capability to retrieve the contents of files of certain types from anywh

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • VulnCheck KEVOct 30, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 27, 2026