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.
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-6525-1 | wordpress security update |
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
| Link | Providers |
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| https://wordpress.org/news/2026/08/wordpress-7-0-4-release/ |
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Thu, 01 Oct 2026 23:45:00 +0000
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| Title | WordPress Postscript File Upload Enables Remote Code Execution |
Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:45:00 +0000
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| Title | WordPress Postscript File Upload Enables Remote Code Execution |
Mon, 24 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0000
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| Title | Remote Code Execution via Malicious Postscript File Upload in WordPress |
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000
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| Metrics |
ssvc
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Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:30:00 +0000
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| Title | Remote Code Execution via Malicious Postscript File Upload in WordPress |
Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000
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| First Time appeared |
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress |
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| Vendors & Products |
Wordpress
Wordpress wordpress |
Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:15:00 +0000
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| 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. | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-434 | |
| References |
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| Metrics |
cvssV3_0
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hackerone
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-18T15:17:13.043Z
Reserved: 2026-07-22T15:00:06.103Z
Link: CVE-2026-65640
Updated: 2026-08-18T15:17:10.144Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-08-17T21:16:46.470
Modified: 2026-09-03T17:02:54.670
Link: CVE-2026-65640
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-10-01T23:30:14Z
Debian DSA