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.
Published: 2026-08-17
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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
Metrics cvssV3_0

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-17T20:55:33.162Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T15:00:06.103Z

Link: CVE-2026-65640

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-17T21:16:46.470

Modified: 2026-08-17T21:16:46.470

Link: CVE-2026-65640

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-434

    Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type