Path Traversal in Gravity Forms (CVE-2026-48866)
Summary
Path traversal in Gravity Forms (CVE-2026-48866). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in Rocketgenius Inc. Gravity Forms allows Path Traversal.
This issue affects Gravity Forms: from n/a through 2.10.0.1.
Source: GitHub Security Advisories (Global) NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-48866 has been found in Gravity Forms.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.6/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Gravity Forms CVE-2026-48866" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2026-48866 (Gravity Forms) — CWE-22 / CVSS v3 9.6
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Path traversal (CWE-22) exists in Gravity Forms.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Gravity Forms.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.6/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Gravity Forms を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web audit@patchstack.com
- web github.com