---
id: "CVE-2026-112311"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-112311"]
title: "ACF Extended WordPress plugin: path traversal flaw through version 0.9.2.7"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 6.5
epss: 0.00272
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "other"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["acf-extended", "other", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-22T09:17:14+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T03:47:29+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112311", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-112311", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T07:15:52+00:00"}]
---

# ACF Extended WordPress plugin: path traversal flaw through version 0.9.2.7

ACF Extended, a WordPress plugin that extends Advanced Custom Fields, has a path traversal flaw in versions through 0.9.2.7. The sources do not say what file an attacker can reach or whether the attack needs a logged-in account.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed ACF Extended plugin version in the WordPress admin under Plugins, or with `wp plugin get acf-extended --field=version`
- unknown for anything beyond the version, as the sources do not describe the vulnerable code path

## Fix

- Update ACF Extended to a version later than `0.9.2.7`, if one is released; the sources do not name a fixed version

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-112311
- 2026-10-24T07:15:52+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-112311

## From the sources

Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in ACF Extended ACF Extended acf-extended allows Path Traversal.This issue affects ACF Extended: from n/a through 0.9.2.7.

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