CVE-2026-15965

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.58% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 45.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-20.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-08-15 02:26Z20 DAYS AGO

Last updated

2026-08-17 16:07Z18 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2026-07-16

Assigning CNA

Wordfence

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

4674ebe93bf0c6ac8aecb6c522face5d5aa17bd66a5cf36c5e176b11b631323d

• www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/70d90c0c-e3c6-4db9-b16d-1442e7e1dc3b?source=cve
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/maxupload-upload-larger-files-easily/tags/1.4.0/includes/uploader.php#L201
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/maxupload-upload-larger-files-easily/tags/1.4.0/includes/uploader.php#L121
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/maxupload-upload-larger-files-easily/tags/1.4.0/includes/uploader.php#L174
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/maxupload-upload-larger-files-easily/tags/1.4.0/includes/uploader.php#L19
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/maxupload-upload-larger-files-easily/tags/1.4.0/maxupload-wp.php#L88