CVE-2026-16051WPMU DEV Dashboard < 5.0.1 - Remote Code Execution via Hub Install Action
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The wpmudev-updates WordPress plugin before 5.0.1 does not verify the integrity of the packages installed through its remote management interface, nor protect those requests against replay, allowing an attacker able to obtain or replay a valid signed management request to install and execute arbitrary code (remote code execution).
- CVSS
- 9.8 CRITICAL (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-94
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- WPScan
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Unknown wpmudev-updates unknown:wpmudev_updates (from the name) | before 5.0.1 | CNA record |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8dae5fbf-2e9d-4978-b97d-a20e076cd309/exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry
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