CVE-2026-7311 | The TinyPNG – JPEG, PNG & WebP image compression plugin for … | CVSS 8.1 HIGH

Description

The TinyPNG – JPEG, PNG & WebP image compression plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file deletion due to insufficient file path validation in the delete_converted_image_size function in all versions up to, and including, 3.6.13. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files on the server, which can easily lead to remote code execution when the right file is deleted (such as wp-config.php). An attacker can exploit this by injecting an arbitrary server file path into the 'convert.path' field of the 'tiny_compress_images' post meta on an attachment they own, then triggering attachment deletion to invoke the vulnerable code path.

Metadata

CVE ID: CVE-2026-7311
State: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Wordfence
Reserved: 2026-04-28 12:43 UTC
Published: 2026-07-02 18:32 UTC
Last updated: 2026-07-02 19:40 UTC
Primary CWE: CWE-22
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Dir…
Vendor / Product: tinypng / TinyPNG – JPEG, PNG & WebP image compression
Sources: cve.org · NVD

Severity & Metrics

8.1 HIGH CVSS 3.1

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

SSVC — CISA Coordinator

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Tech. Impact: partial

Affected products (1)

Vendor	Product	Platform	Versions
tinypng	TinyPNG – JPEG, PNG & WebP image compression	—	0 ≤ 3.6.13

Weakness (CWE)

CWE	Source	Description
CWE-22	cna	CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

CVSS scores (1)

Score	Severity	Version	Source	Vector
8.1	HIGH	3.1	cna	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

References (6)