Vulnerability Analysis
W3 Total Cache < 2.10.5 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Directory File Write and .htaccess Overwrite via Path Traversal in the Page Cache Key
CVE-2026-18051
The W3 Total Cache WordPress plugin before 2.10.5 does not properly validate the request path it uses to build cache file names, allowing unauthenticated attackers to write a file into any existing directory on the server, inside or outside the web root, overwriting whatever occupies the target name. On Apache, the same flaw overwrites the site's .htaccess files, which breaks the site and can strip hardening rules that other security measures rely on.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
10.0
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.8
Temporal Score:-
EPSS:0.18%
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
No
KEV Date Added
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Ransomware Use
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KEV Due Date
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VulnCheck In-the-Wild
No
Nuclei Template
No
EPSS Score
0.180%
EPSS Percentile
7.8th pct
GHSA ID
GitHub Severity
CRITICAL
SSVC Exploitation
None
SSVC Automatable
Yes
Vulnerability Class
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Identity & Timeline
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| Time to Patch (Days to fix) | - |
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| Exploit DB References | None identified |
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
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