What is CVE-2026-12685?

CVE-2026-12685 is a high-severity vulnerability in Escortwp, classified under CWE-912 HIDDEN FUNCTIONALITY. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-10.

How severe is CVE-2026-12685?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Escortwp

CVE-2026-12685

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, an…

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Unknown Escortwp — versions 0

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-12685?: CVE-2026-12685 is a high-severity vulnerability in Escortwp, classified under CWE-912 HIDDEN FUNCTIONALITY. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-10.
How severe is CVE-2026-12685?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.