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CVE-2026-57623
WordPress W3 Total Cache plugin <= 2.9.4 - Arbitrary Code Execution vulnerability
Critical9.0EPSS 0.53%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- Patchstack
Description
Unauthenticated Arbitrary Code Execution in W3 Total Cache <= 2.9.4 versions.
Timeline
ID reserved
By Patchstack
- 7 days later
· 7 days later
Published
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| PatchstackCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Critical9.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 3.1 | Critical9.0 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.53% · top 55% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.0.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected n/a – ≤ 2.9.4
What to do
Solution: Update the WordPress W3 Total Cache Plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.10.0).
References (1)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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