CVE-2026-12685

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

Published Jul 10, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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History
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First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions escortwp
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions escortwp
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Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-284
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Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-284
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Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-284
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-284
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-200
CWE-284
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Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-596
CWE-862
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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-596
CWE-862
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Description 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.
Title EscortWP <= 3.6.2 - Content Deletion via Vendor-Authored Backdoor
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Jul 10, 2026, 3:04 PM
Reserved
Jun 19, 2026, 8:15 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Jul 10, 2026, 7:16 AM
Modified
Jul 10, 2026, 5:56 PM