CVE-2026-73343CWE-94code-injection

CVE-2026-73343

Critical · published August 18, 2026

CVSS v3.1
10.0
EPSS
1%
Percentile
58.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) in WP Compress < 7.20.01 versions.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
10.0 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00860 · 58.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Published
2026-08-18T19:17Z
References (1)
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-compress-image-optimizer/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-compress-plugin-7-20-01-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 AUG 14:00Z
    WordPress WP Compress plugin < 7.20.01 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
    cvelistv5