How to fix CVE-2026-22401?

Within 24 hours: Identify all instances of Freshio CMS in your environment and assess their exposure (internet-facing vs. internal). Immediately restrict access to affected systems via firewall rules if possible. Within 7 days: Contact pavothemes for patch availability timeline and alternative solutions; evaluate migration to alternative themes as a permanent fix. Within 30 days: Implement the vendor patch immediately upon release, or if unavailable, complete migration to a patched alternative CMS theme.

Is PHP affected by CVE-2026-22401?

A critical file inclusion vulnerability affects Freshio CMS versions up to 2.4.2, potentially allowing attackers to read sensitive files or execute malicious code on affected web servers.

CVE-2026-22401

HIGH

2026-01-22 [email protected]

7.5

CVSS 3.1

CVSS Vector

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 vuln.today

CVE Published

Jan 22, 2026 - 17:16 nvd

HIGH 7.5

Description

Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in pavothemes Freshio freshio allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects Freshio: from n/a through <= 2.4.2.

Analysis

Pavothemes Freshio versions 2.4.2 and earlier contain a local file inclusion vulnerability in PHP that allows unauthenticated remote attackers to read sensitive files on affected systems. The vulnerability stems from improper validation of file paths in include/require statements, enabling disclosure of confidential information such as configuration files and source code. …

Remediation

Within 24 hours: Identify all instances of Freshio CMS in your environment and assess their exposure (internet-facing vs. internal). …

Analysis

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KEV: 0

EPSS: +0.1

CVSS: +38

POC: 0

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