CVE-2026-12685

EscortWP <= 3.6.2 - Content Deletion via Vendor-Authored Backdoor

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.

Affected

escortwp

CVSS v3.1 CNA

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

EPSS

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 31st percentile

Published

2026-07-10

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0e5f5730-167d-4853-a764-bb9e3d62fdc4/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry