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CVE-2026-73992 (GCVE-0-2026-73992)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-20 12:07 – Updated: 2026-08-20 16:27
VLAI
Title
WordPress Query Wrangler plugin <= 1.5.57 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
Summary
Subscriber Remote Code Execution (RCE) in Query Wrangler <= 1.5.57 versions.
Severity
9.9 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-08-20 16:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Jonathan Daggerhart Query Wrangler Affected: n/a , ≤ 1.5.57 (custom)
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Credits
hhhai | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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