CVE-2026-40779 - WordPress Link Library plugin <= 7.8.8 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

HIGH

WordPress Link Library plugin <= 7.8.8 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

Published Jun 15, 2026

7.7

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.47%

Contributor Arbitrary File Deletion in Link Library <= 7.8.8 versions.

Vendor Yannick Lefebvre Product Link Library Default
unaffected
Affected
- ≤ 7.8.8

Default status is the baseline for the product. Each version can override it (patched versions can be marked unaffected).

Vendor	Product	Default status	Versions
Yannick Lefebvre	Link Library	unaffected	Affected ≤ 7.8.8

Vendor solution

Update the WordPress Link Library Plugin to the latest available version (at least 7.8.9).

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-22

Path Traversal

Link	Providers	Tags
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-36986		Advisory
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/link-library/vulnerability/wordpress-link-library-plugin-7-8-8-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve		vdb-entry

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner Patchstack

Published Jun 15, 2026

Updated Jun 16, 2026

Reserved Apr 15, 2026

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated Jun 16, 2026

NVD

Status Deferred

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Red Hat

No data

ENISA EUVD

Assigner Patchstack

Published Jun 15, 2026

Updated Jun 16, 2026

GitHub

No data