CVE-2026-12685

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jul 10, 2026

Description

The EscortWP escortwp WordPress theme through 3.6.2 was distributed with a vendor-authored, obfuscated backdoor that lets an unauthenticated attacker who supplies a hard-coded, per-build key permanently delete all of the site's content, and that covertly transmits the site URL, administrator email address, and license key to a third-party server.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 10, 2026
Last modified
Jul 10, 2026
NVD status
Deferred

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CVE-2026-12685: High severity, CVSS 7.5 | Vulnix