CVE-2026-15049

HIGHPre-NVD 7.27.2—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-20. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
7.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 7.2Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder WordPress plugin before 4.8.0 does not validate the type of a file uploaded through its import feature and does not remove a malformed upload, allowing users with editor-level access to write an arbitrary file (including executable PHP) into a web-accessible directory, which can lead to remote code execution.

CVSS v3
7.2
EG Score
7.2(high)
EG Risk
33(Track)
EG Risk 33/100SSVC: Track

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
Severity72% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
42%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 20, 2026

Last Modified

August 20, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 20, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Depicter < 4.8.0 – Editor+ Arbitrary File Upload via ZIP Import | CVE 2026-15049 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c32e6a11-98f2-48e8-be64-f0c1966ddc18/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-15049(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 12× in last 7d / 12× 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. 2026-08-21 08:41 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 08:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 21:33 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-20 21:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-20 10:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-20 09:57 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.20
  8. 2026-08-20 09:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-20 09:56 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.2 · severity → HIGH
  10. 2026-08-20 06:19 UTCNVD update
  11. 2026-08-20 06:03 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-20 06:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-15049?
CVE-2026-15049 is a high vulnerability published on August 20, 2026. The Depicter — Popup & Slider Builder WordPress plugin before 4.8.0 does not validate the type of a file uploaded through its import feature and does not remove a malformed upload, allowing users with editor-level access to write an arbitrary file (including executable PHP) into a web-accessible…
When was CVE-2026-15049 disclosed?
CVE-2026-15049 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 20, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-15049 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-15049 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 57.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-15049?
CVE-2026-15049 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.2 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-15049?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-15049, 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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