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Smart Cleaning - Arbitrary File Upload (CVE-2026-74016)

CVE-2026-74016

Vulnerability CVE-2026-74016 PLUGIN smart-cleaning CRITICAL

Subscriber Arbitrary File Upload in Smart Cleaning

CVE-2026-74016

CRITICAL CVSS 9.9 Published 2026-08-20 Updated 2026-08-20
AI Risk Critical (91/100) Active Exploit: No strong signal Published Exploit: No public exploit references Priority: P1 Immediate
Severity Band CRITICAL
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Components 1
Reference Links 1
AI Risk Engine Critical (91/100)
Exploitability High
Active Exploitation No strong signal
Published Exploit Status No public exploit references

Threat Timeline

  1. 2026-08-20 CVE published and first recorded in the threat feed.
  2. 2026-08-20 Record updated with latest vulnerability metadata.
  3. 2026-08-22 AI technical context refreshed for mitigation and impact guidance.
  4. Now Monitoring for follow-up changes, linked references, and new related CVEs.

AI Context

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AI Updated 16 days ago

AI enriched 16 days ago (2026-08-22 01:07 UTC)

Technical Summary

Subscriber Arbitrary File Upload in Smart Cleaning

Potential Impact

Severity is CRITICAL (CVSS 9.9). Depending on deployment context, affected components may be exposed to unauthorized actions or data integrity risk.

Exploitability Assessment

Exploitability is assessed as High based on severity and technical exposure profile.

Primary risk drivers: severity and technical exposure profile

Mitigation Recommendations

Validate affected product versions, prioritize patching, and monitor references for vendor remediation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, apply compensating controls and limit exposure of vulnerable surfaces.

Detection & Monitoring

Track authentication anomalies, unexpected file writes, and suspicious plugin API activity around affected components.

Business Impact Lens

AI risk score 91/100 (Critical, High) with priority P1 Immediate. Prioritize remediation where affected components process customer data, admin sessions, or Internet-exposed workflows.

Affected Products

Smart Cleaning PLUGIN · smart-cleaning Affected range not specified Fixed version not specified

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References

What to do about this

Patch immediately Serious, and reachable without meaningful privilege.

Fix it

Update Smart Cleaning to the latest available version.

Where the vendor has not published a fix yet, disable the plugin until they do.

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Am I affected by this vulnerability?

You are affected if your site runs Smart Cleaning.

How do I fix it?

Update Smart Cleaning to the latest available version. Where the vendor has not yet published a fix, remove or disable the plugin until they do. Until you can update, Request / payload inspection (WAF) in Hack Halt ProSecure contains this class of attack at the request layer.

What can an attacker actually do?

This is a Arbitrary File Upload flaw. An attacker who exploits it can place an executable file on the server and then run it.

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