CVE•Published 2026-05-05•Modified 2026-05-05•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-6261
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
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Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
The Betheme theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in versions up to, and including, 28.4. This is due to the upload_icons() function workflow moving and unzipping user-controlled ZIP files into a public uploads directory without validating extracted file types. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with author-level access and above, to upload arbitrary files (including PHP) and achieve remote code execution via the Icons icon-pack upload flow.
Timeline
Published 2026-05-05
Modified 2026-05-05
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-6261Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-6261Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-6261Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-6261GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-6261" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (3)
CVE-2026-62613 repos
SMEWebify/WebErpMesv2PHP
Ressource Management and Manufacturing execution system Web for industry (sheet metal, machining, mold ...)
MauriceOS/cpointed-frameworkPython
Red-team and Blue-team workflows on hosting stacks: fingerprint services, run CVE-labelled checks against panels and WordPress sites.
ITherso/monolith-testPython
Elite Red Team Adversary Simulation & C2 Framework | Heavy Evasion | Encrypted Beacon | Production Ready