5.9
Medium
CVE-2026-86826 The BackWPup WordPress plugin before 5.7.7 does not properly restrict web access to the working directory it uses…
Description
The BackWPup WordPress plugin before 5.7.7 does not properly restrict web access to the working directory it uses during backup restores, allowing unauthenticated attackers, on webservers that do not honour .htaccess rules such as NGINX, to download the full backup archive (database dump and site files, including credentials and secret keys) left behind by an interrupted restore.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| BackWPup 5.7 | earliest → < 5.7.7 | 5.7.7 |
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The 5 CVEs of BackWPup →
CVE-2026-86828
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6.6
Medium
CVE-2026-86827
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5.3
Medium
CVE-2026-86815
The BackWPup WordPress plugin before 5.7.5 does not properly restrict access to several of its REST API routes for job,…
5.5
Medium
CVE-2023-7164
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7.5
High