CVE-2026-12227

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-09-24. A secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 2.9%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: Elevated riskExposed services: Not assessed

No fix is confirmed yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for the fix.

The Visual Composer Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 45.16.0 via the vcv-template parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8CRITICALhigh confidence
EG Risk
65
EG Risk 65/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low, Track* at medium and Attend at high mission impact.
Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
EPSS PROB
2.9%
EPSS %ILE
86th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low, Track* at medium and Attend at high mission impact.

No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: elevated) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact total (CVSS ≥ 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

September 24, 2026

Last Modified

September 24, 2026

References (2)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-12227(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 56× in last 7d / 90× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-10-05 09:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-10-05 06:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  12. 2026-10-03 15:50 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-10-03 15:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-10-03 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-10-03 11:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-10-03 08:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  18. 2026-10-03 00:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-10-02 20:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-10-02 16:41 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-10-02 16:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-10-02 12:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-10-02 05:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-10-01 21:38 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-10-01 21:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-01 19:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-10-01 17:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-10-01 13:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-10-01 10:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-10-01 06:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-10-01 02:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-30 22:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-09-30 15:15 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-30 15:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-30 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-30 11:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-30 07:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  18. 2026-09-29 18:21 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-29 18:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-29 15:20 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-29 14:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-29 10:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-29 06:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  25. 2026-09-28 23:23 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-09-28 23:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-28 19:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-28 15:40 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-09-28 15:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-28 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-09-28 11:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  36. 2026-09-27 16:51 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-09-27 16:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  41. 2026-09-27 01:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-26 21:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-26 18:02 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-09-26 18:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-26 15:58 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-09-26 14:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-26 10:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-26 06:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-09-26 02:51 UTCEG score recompute
  50. 2026-09-26 02:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-09-25 23:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-09-25 19:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  55. 2026-09-25 07:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  58. 2026-09-24 20:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-09-24 16:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-09-24 14:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-09-24 14:11 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-09-24 14:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-09-24 10:19 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-09-24 09:39 UTCEG score recompute
  65. 2026-09-24 09:39 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Nucleihttp/cves/2026/CVE-2026-12227.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2026

    Visual Composer <= 45.16.0 - Unauthenticated LFI

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-12227?
CVE-2026-12227 is a critical vulnerability published on September 24, 2026. The Visual Composer Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 45.16.0 via the vcv-template parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the…
When was CVE-2026-12227 disclosed?
CVE-2026-12227 was first published on September 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-12227 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-12227 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (86th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-12227?
CVE-2026-12227 has a CVSS base score of 9.8 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-12227?
No fix for CVE-2026-12227 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-12227 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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