CVE-2026-65640
HighCVSS 8.8Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk54th percentile - higher than 54% of all known CVEs
Summary
WordPress is vulnerable to remote code execution via malicious Postscript file upload by an Author level user or higher, when Imagick and Ghostscript are in use on the server.
Risk Assessment
An attacker with file upload capabilities could execute arbitrary code on the server, potentially leading to full system compromise.
Recommendation
Upgrade WordPress to version 7.0.4 or later, which contains the fix, and consider restricting user permissions.
Original NVD description (English source)
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.