CVE-2026-22375
Published: 20 February 2026
Description
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
Security Summary
CVE-2026-22375 is an Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program vulnerability, known as PHP Remote File Inclusion but enabling PHP Local File Inclusion (CWE-98), in the Impacto Patronus WordPress theme developed by AncoraThemes. This issue affects all versions of the theme from n/a through 1.2.3. The vulnerability was published on 2026-02-20 and carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).
Unauthenticated remote attackers can exploit this vulnerability over the network without requiring user interaction, though exploitation demands high attack complexity. Successful attacks can result in high impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, allowing inclusion of local PHP files on the server, which may lead to arbitrary code execution or sensitive data exposure depending on the targeted files.
Mitigation guidance is available in the Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/impacto-patronus/vulnerability/wordpress-impacto-patronus-theme-1-2-3-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve.
Details
- CWE(s)
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques
Why these techniques?
The vulnerability is an unauthenticated remote LFI in a public-facing WordPress theme/plugin (T1190: Exploit Public-Facing Application). It directly enables inclusion/execution of local files, facilitating sensitive data extraction from the local system (T1005: Data from Local System).