CVE-2026-65640 Affecting wordpress package, versions <6.8.10+dfsg1-0+deb13u1
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published20 Aug 2026
- disclosed17 Aug 2026
Introduced: 17 Aug 2026
CVE-2026-65640 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest wordpress to version 6.8.10+dfsg1-0+deb13u1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wordpress package and not the wordpress package as distributed by Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
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_filescapability
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.