CVE-2026-16051

WPMU DEV Dashboard < 5.0.1 - Remote Code Execution via Hub Install Action

Published Aug 12, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The wpmudev-updates WordPress plugin before 5.0.1 does not verify the integrity of the packages installed through its remote management interface, nor protect those requests against replay, allowing an attacker able to obtain or replay a valid signed management request to install and execute arbitrary code (remote code execution).

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wpmudev-updates
Vendors & Products Wordpress-extensions
Wordpress-extensions wpmudev-updates
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Weaknesses CWE-347
CWE-354
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-94
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-347
CWE-354
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description The wpmudev-updates WordPress plugin before 5.0.1 does not verify the integrity of the packages installed through its remote management interface, nor protect those requests against replay, allowing an attacker able to obtain or replay a valid signed management request to install and execute arbitrary code (remote code execution).
Title WPMU DEV Dashboard < 5.0.1 - Remote Code Execution via Hub Install Action
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Aug 12, 2026, 7:30 PM
Reserved
Jul 17, 2026, 10:04 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Aug 12, 2026, 6:18 AM
Modified
Aug 26, 2026, 4:30 PM