CVE-2026-12685

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-10. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 sources updated this weekElevated
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

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.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(high)
EPSS
12.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 10, 2026

Last Modified

July 10, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 10, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

EscortWP <= 3.6.2 – Content Deletion via Vendor-Authored Backdoor | CVE 2026-12685 | Theme Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0e5f5730-167d-4853-a764-bb9e3d62fdc4/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-12685(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 21× in last 7d / 21× 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. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-15 16:38 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-15 16:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-15 05:18 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-15 05:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-14 17:58 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-07-14 17:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-14 06:32 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-14 06:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-13 19:13 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-13 19:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-13 07:54 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.50
  14. 2026-07-13 07:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-07-13 06:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-10 15:37 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.5 · severity → HIGH
  19. 2026-07-10 07:31 UTCNVD update
  20. 2026-07-10 06:29 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-07-10 06:28 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-12685?
CVE-2026-12685 is a high vulnerability published on July 10, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-12685 disclosed?
CVE-2026-12685 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-12685 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-12685 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 12.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-12685?
CVE-2026-12685 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-12685?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-12685, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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