CVE-2026-32522Network attack vector

Unauthenticated file deletion via path traversal

Published Mar 25, 2026 · Updated Mar 25, 2026

Path traversal in Vanquish WooCommerce Support Ticket System before 18.5 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary website files. Patchstack has not published the vulnerable handler, input parameter, or code path that passes the traversing pathname to file deletion. Exploitation requires no authentication or user interaction; successful deletion of core website files breaks the site and interrupts service.

CVSS severity8.6
High
EPSS probability0.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Vanquish WooCommerce Support Ticket System before 18.5 allows remote attackers to delete arbitrary website files. Patchstack has not published the vulnerable handler, input parameter, or code path that passes the traversing pathname to file deletion. Exploitation requires no authentication or user interaction; successful deletion of core website files breaks the site and interrupts service.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-32522
Published
Mar 25, 2026
Updated
Mar 25, 2026
Vendor
Vanquish
Product
WooCommerce Support Ticket System
Classifications
CWE-22, CAPEC-126, T1485
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 25, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=n/a <=< 18.5 changes=[{"at":"18.5","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Vanquish · WooCommerce Support Ticket Systemversion=n/a <=< 18.5 changes=[{"at":"18.5","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

8.6CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
8.6PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CAPEC-126Path Traversal
T1485Data Destruction

Public exploit references

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