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WordPress Core <= 7.0.3 - Authenticated (Author+) Remote Code Execution via Malicious File Upload

CVE-2026-65640 · wordpress

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Vulnerability
WordPress Core <= 7.0.3 - Authenticated (Author+) Remote Code Execution via Malicious File Upload
Affected software
wordpress(WordPress core)
Affected versions
  • ≥ 6.3.0 and ≤ 6.3.9
  • ≥ 6.4.0 and ≤ 6.4.9
  • ≥ 6.5.0 and ≤ 6.5.9
  • ≥ 6.6.0 and ≤ 6.6.6
  • ≥ 6.7.0 and ≤ 6.7.6
  • ≥ 6.8.0 and ≤ 6.8.7
  • ≥ 6.9.0 and ≤ 6.9.6
  • ≥ 7.0.0 and ≤ 7.0.3
  • ≥ 4.7.0 and ≤ 4.7.34
  • ≥ 4.8.0 and ≤ 4.8.29
  • ≥ 4.9.0 and ≤ 4.9.30
  • ≥ 5.0.0 and ≤ 5.0.26
  • ≥ 5.1.0 and ≤ 5.1.23
  • ≥ 5.2.0 and ≤ 5.2.25
  • ≥ 5.3.0 and ≤ 5.3.22
  • ≥ 5.4.0 and ≤ 5.4.20
  • ≥ 5.5.0 and ≤ 5.5.19
  • ≥ 5.6.0 and ≤ 5.6.18
  • ≥ 5.7.0 and ≤ 5.7.16
  • ≥ 5.8.0 and ≤ 5.8.14
  • ≥ 5.9.0 and ≤ 5.9.15
  • ≥ 6.0.0 and ≤ 6.0.13
  • ≥ 6.1.0 and ≤ 6.1.11
  • ≥ 6.2.0 and ≤ 6.2.10
Authentication
Authenticated (see advisory title)
Vulnerability type
Remote code execution
CVE
CVE-2026-65640
Published
12 August 2026
CISA KEV
Not listed in CISA KEV at last catalog refresh
Impact
May allow attackers to run arbitrary code on the server if exploited.
Source

Data imported from Wordfence Intelligence (advisory 3f6b435b-d8b4-434b-8cac-cc3adbc437eb). Methodology and redistribution notes

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