CVE-2026-65640: WordPress vulnerability
Vendor fix available · Affected: WordPress · Exploitation: public proof of concept (unverified)
ExploitationProof of concept public
Not in CISA KEV as of catalogue 2026.11.13 (13 Nov)
- In CISA KEV: not seen
- Exploited (reported): not seen
- Scanning observed: not seen
- Proof of concept public1 public GitHub repository (unverified), listed by PoC-in-GitHub13 Aug
- Not established: not seen
Higher than 80% of scored CVEs
DescriptionNVD
WordPress is vulnerable to a remote code execution vulnerability via malicious Postscript file upload by an Author level user or higher. Prerequisites: * Imagick and Ghostscript in use on the server * A malicious user with the `upload_files` capability This issue affects all versions of WordPress. Version 7.0.4 has been released, containing a fix for the vulnerability, and as a courtesy to users on older branches the fix has been backported to all branches back to 4.7.
On the Atlas
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- Exploitation
- Possible (1 to 10%). EPSS between 1% and 10%.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Vendor
- WordPress
- Published
- August 2026
What changed
- PoC-in-GitHub lists 1 public GitHub repository (unverified) PoC-in-GitHub
Coverage2 articles · 2 outlets
One row per outlet, in order of first report. First in our coverage: SecurityOnline, 13 Aug.
- Thu 13 Aug, 09:58 UTC. SecurityOnline, first report. WordPress flaw CVE-2026-65640 lets authors run code remotely.
- Thu 13 Aug, 13:21 UTC. SecurityWeek, its first report on the story. WordPress patches CVE-2026-65640 after remote code flaw found.
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| Published (UTC) | Outlet | Headline |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 09:58 | SecurityOnline | WordPress flaw CVE-2026-65640 lets authors run code remotely |
| 13 Aug 13:21 | SecurityWeek | WordPress patches CVE-2026-65640 after remote code flaw found |
- WordPress flaw CVE-2026-65640 lets authors run code remotelySecurityOnline · first in our coverage
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