CVE-2026-65640WordPress is vulnerable to a remote code execution vulnerability via malicious Postscript file upload by an Author level user or higher.
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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.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.0, CNA)CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-434
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- hackerone
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting Analysis
- Record last updated
- Aug 18, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
WordPress WordPress wordpress:wordpress (from the name) | before 7.0.4 | CNA record |
References
- https://wordpress.org/news/2026/08/wordpress-7-0-4-release/
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