CVE-2026-81285CWE-770denial-of-service

CVE-2026-81285

High · published August 28, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
38.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Unauthenticated Denial of Service Attack in Smush Image Compression and Optimization <= 4.2.0 versions.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00460 · 38.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-770 · Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Published
2026-08-28T20:18Z
References (1)
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-smushit/vulnerability/wordpress-smush-image-compression-and-optimization-plugin-4-2-0-denial-of-service-attack-vulnerability?_s_id=cve · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 30 AUG 16:19Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 28 AUG 14:33Z
    WordPress Smush Image Compression and Optimization plugin <= 4.2.0 - Denial of Service Attack vulnerability
    cvelistv5