CVE-2026-65640

HIGHEPSS 79th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

Description

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.

CWE-434Unrestricted File Upload

How to fix

Remediation Available

wordpressDebian

Fixed in:7.1+dfsg1-1CVE-2026-65640

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.95%probability of exploitation in 30 days

79thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 79% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

wordpress.org

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-434 (Unrestricted File Upload) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12617	High	8.1	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2018-15961	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2021-31207	Medium	6.6	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-12615	High	8.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2025-31324	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-50623	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-65640?

Upgrade wordpress on debian unstable to 7.1+dfsg1-1 or later.

Is CVE-2026-65640 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-65640 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.9% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-65640?

CVE-2026-65640 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-65640 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for wordpress (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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