High severity · published Oct 25, 2026
CVE-2026-115251
Duplicator 1.5.17 - Multisite Subsite Admin+ Network-Wide PHP Code Execution via One-Click Upgrade
New
7.2
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Duplicator WordPress plugin before 5.0.0 does not restrict its one-click upgrade routine to users allowed to install Duplicator WordPress plugin before 5.0.0, and additionally exposes the routine without authentication, allowing an administrator of a multisite child site who is not a network administrator to install and run arbitrary PHP in the network-wide shared Duplicator WordPress plugin before 5.0.0 directory.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 24% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DU
Duplicator ·
1.5.17 before 5.0.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115251
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-115251
wpscan.com
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c4512e96-6d96-474e-90c0-ad784eb1c145/
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