Is CVE-2026-6271 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-6271 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-6271?

CVE-2026-6271 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-6271?

CVE-2026-6271 has an EPSS score of 0.66% (47th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-6271

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Career Section plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 1.7 via the CV upload handler. This is due to missing file type validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible.

CWE-434Unrestricted File Upload

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.66%probability of exploitation in 30 days

47thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 47% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-14.