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CVE-2026-81402

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.45% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-09-12 · Last synced 2026-09-13

CyberRota Analysis

AI-Generated

The DS Ad Rotator WordPress plugin, up to version 0.8, is vulnerable due to the lack of capability checks, nonce verification, and file-type validation in its image upload handler. This oversight allows unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files, including potentially malicious PHP scripts, to a publicly accessible directory, which can result in remote code execution. WordPress site administrators using this plugin should prioritize patching or disabling it to mitigate the risk of exploitation.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2026-81402
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
0.45%
WordPress

Original NVD Description

The DS Ad Rotator WordPress plugin through 0.8 does not perform any capability check, nonce verification, or file-type validation on its image upload handler, allowing unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files, including PHP, to a web-accessible directory, which can lead to remote code execution.