What is CVE-2026-84738?

CVE-2026-84738 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Af Companion, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2026-84738?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

RCE in Af Companion

CVE-2026-84738

The AF Companion WordPress plugin before 2.2.0 does not validate the type of files uploaded through one of its import features, allowing users with a low-privileged store-management role to upload arbitrary files, including PHP ones, leading to Remote Code Execution.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Unknown Af Companion

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-84738?: CVE-2026-84738 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Af Companion, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-84738?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.