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.
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.
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Solution
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Workaround
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References
| Link | Providers |
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| https://wordpress.org/news/2026/08/wordpress-7-0-4-release/ |
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History
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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Wordpress
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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 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: hackerone
Published:
Updated: 2026-08-17T20:55:33.162Z
Reserved: 2026-07-22T15:00:06.103Z
Link: CVE-2026-65640
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-08-17T21:16:46.470
Modified: 2026-08-17T21:16:46.470
Link: CVE-2026-65640
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-08-18T00:15:03Z
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