Jetpack VaultPress

Jetpack VaultPress has 2 disclosed vulnerabilities in the WordSec catalog, all reported in 2017; all 2 are fixed as of September 2026. Their average CVSS score is 8.9, and the most serious one scores 9.8 out of 10. Severity breakdown: 1 critical and 1 high. 2017 was the busiest year with 2 disclosures.

The most common weakness is Code Injection, behind 2 of the records (100%).

Every one of the 2 issues recorded for Jetpack VaultPress has a vendor fix available, so running the current release closes all known holes.

2 independent researchers contributed these findings, one record each. Jetpack VaultPress is installed on roughly 10,000 WordPress sites, so each unpatched flaw has a wide blast radius. The current release is tested up to WordPress 6.9.7.

Strategic Overview

Avg CVSSHigh

8.9/ 10

Patch Coverage100%

Open

Fixed

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Highest severity on recordCVSS 9.8

VaultPress <=1.9 - Remote Code Execution

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Vulnerability Records

2 records


2017-09-16 00:00	VaultPress <=1.9 - Remote Code Execution Jetpack VaultPress <= 1.9	`N/A`	9.8 Critical	Slavco Mihajloski	Yes
2017-03-01 00:00	VaultPress <= 1.8.6 - Remote Code Execution Jetpack VaultPress <= 1.8.6	`N/A`	8.1 High	David Vaartjes	Yes

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Latestv4.0.7

Jetpack VaultPress

Author

Automattic

3.8(72)

76/100

Last Updated

2026-04-10 (5mo ago)

Active Installs

10,000+

Downloads

2,055,474

Requires WP

5.2+

Requires PHP

7.2+

Tested up to

WP 6.9.7

Created

2013-06-25 (13y ago)

Please note: This plugin is no longer actively supported for new customers. For the next generation of VaultPress technology, we recommend Jetpack Security. It includes real-time backups, malware scanning, anti-spam comment protection, and a new Web Application Firewall (WAF) for ultimate WordPress site security.

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