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CVE-2026-16051 (GCVE-0-2026-16051)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-08-12 06:00 – Updated: 2026-08-12 19:30

Title

WPMU DEV Dashboard < 5.0.1 - Remote Code Execution via Hub Install Action

Summary

The wpmudev-updates WordPress plugin before 5.0.1 does not verify the integrity of the packages installed through its remote management interface, nor protect those requests against replay, allowing an attacker able to obtain or replay a valid signed management request to install and execute arbitrary code (remote code execution).

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-08-12 19:30 UTC

CWE

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Assigner

WPScan

References

1 reference

URL	Tags
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8dae5fbf-2e9d-49…	exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
Unknown	wpmudev-updates	Affected: 0 , < 5.0.1 (semver)

Credits

Mike Gozdiskowski WPScan

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GHSA-9HQ3-GC69-H95Q

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-08-12 06:30 – Updated: 2026-08-12 21:31

Details

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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  "modified": "2026-08-12T21:31:34Z",
  "published": "2026-08-12T06:30:50Z",
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Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
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