What is CVE-2026-16060?

CVE-2026-16060 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Insert Or Embed Articulate Content Into WordPress, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-08-03.

How severe is CVE-2026-16060?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Arbitrary file upload in Insert Or Embed Articulate Content Into WordPress

CVE-2026-16060

The Insert or Embed Articulate Content into WordPress plugin through 4.3000000027 does not correctly validate the contents of an uploaded archive, relying on a bypassable check that lets an Editor-level user upload a server-executable file into a public directory, resulting in remote code execution on servers configured to execute it.

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

EPSS: 0.005 (38.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Unknown Insert Or Embed Articulate Content Into Wordpress — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-434 — Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16060?: CVE-2026-16060 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Insert Or Embed Articulate Content Into WordPress, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-08-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-16060?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.