CVE-2025-10306: Backupbolt Backup Bolt

Low severity, CVSS 3.8. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The Backup Bolt plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file downloads and backup location writes in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.1 via the process_backup_batch() function. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Administrator-level access and above, to download directories outside of the webroot and write backup zip files to arbitrary locations.

Affected products

• Backupbolt Backup Bolt: up to and including 1.4.1

Published 2025-10-03. Last modified 2026-10-08.