EscortWP <= 3.6.2 - Backdoored Software

2026-06-16 00:00

Mike Gozdiskowski

Strategic Overview

Status

Unpatched

Affected ThemeEscortWP

Affected Version<= 3.6.2

CVSS5.3Medium

CVECVE-2026-12685

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Vulnerability Overview

The EscortWP theme for WordPress contains a backdoor in all versions up to, and including, 3.6.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to delete arbitrary content on the site.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: No known patch available. Please review the vulnerability's details in depth and employ mitigations based on your organization's risk tolerance. It may be best to uninstall the affected software and find a replacement. --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-506 (Embedded Malicious Code) The product contains code that appears to be malicious in nature.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12685 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/22e1be31-7a05-4089-9830-c27b70176e76

CVSS Vector

5.3

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityNone

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