CVE-2026-79706

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.35.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 5.3 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-28. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 5.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The Breeze Cache WordPress plugin before 2.5.13 does not sanitise a value taken from the request before using it to build the paths of the files it caches, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create files at arbitrary locations on the server, outside the intended cache directory.

CVSS v3
5.3
EG Score
5.3(high)
EG Risk
39(Track)
EG Risk 39/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity53% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
15%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 28, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 28, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Breeze Cache < 2.5.13 – Unauthenticated File Creation via Cache Path Traversal | CVE 2026-79706 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c7086680-71ee-4520-9c21-d510b2ec92b4/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-79706(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 19× in last 7d / 69× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-21 05:21 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-21 05:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-20 03:33 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-20 03:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-19 02:04 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-19 02:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-18 00:36 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-18 00:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-16 23:08 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-16 23:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-15 21:39 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-15 21:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-14 20:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-13 18:41 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-13 18:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-12 17:13 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-12 17:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-11 15:44 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-11 15:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-10 14:12 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-10 14:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-09 12:43 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-09 12:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-08 11:10 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-09-08 11:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-07 08:16 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-07 08:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-06 06:47 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-06 06:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-05 05:19 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-05 05:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-04 03:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-03 02:20 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-03 02:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-02 00:51 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-02 00:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-01 04:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-09-01 04:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-08-31 23:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-30 21:55 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-30 21:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-30 19:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-29 20:26 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-08-29 20:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-08-28 18:58 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-08-28 18:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-28 16:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-28 15:32 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.30
  40. 2026-08-28 15:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-28 15:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 5.3 · severity → MEDIUM
  42. 2026-08-28 08:20 UTCNVD update
  43. 2026-08-28 07:39 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-08-28 07:32 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-79706?
CVE-2026-79706 is a medium vulnerability published on August 28, 2026. The Breeze Cache WordPress plugin before 2.5.13 does not sanitise a value taken from the request before using it to build the paths of the files it caches, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create files at arbitrary locations on the server, outside the intended cache directory.
When was CVE-2026-79706 disclosed?
CVE-2026-79706 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-79706 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-79706 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 85.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-79706?
CVE-2026-79706 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.3 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-79706?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-79706, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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