CVE-2026-16051
Received Received - Intake

Remote Code Execution in WPMU DEV Updates Plugin

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-16051, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-08-12

Last updated on: 2026-08-12

Assigner: WPScan

Description

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).

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Published
2026-08-12
Last Modified
2026-08-12
Generated
2026-08-12
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
NVD
EUVD

Affected Vendors & Products

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wpmudev wpmudev_updates to 5.0.1 (exc)
wpmudev wpmudev_dashboard to 5.0.1 (exc)

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CWE-UNKNOWN

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