PoC Index

CVE-2026-16985

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.4%

The Squeeze WordPress plugin before 1.7.12 does not validate the file type or extension of the per-size image data written by one of its attachment-update actions, allowing users with the upload_files capability (Author and above) to write an executable PHP file into the uploads directory and achieve remote code execution.

CVSS v3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 35th percentile
Published
2026-08-10
Updated
2026-08-11

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

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