Description
WordPress is vulnerable to a remote code execution vulnerability via malicious Postscript file upload by an Author level user or higher.
Prerequisites:
* Imagick and Ghostscript in use on the server
* A malicious user with the `upload_files` capability
This issue affects all versions of WordPress. Version 7.0.4 has been released, containing a fix for the vulnerability, and as a courtesy to users on older branches the fix has been backported to all branches back to 4.7.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress | WordPress | < 7.0.4 | 7.0.4 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wordpress | 7.1+dfsg1-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wordpress | 6.8.10+dfsg1-0+deb13u1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wordpress | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | wordpress | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | wordpress | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | wordpress | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | wordpress | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | wordpress | No fix yet | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | wordpress | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | wordpress | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-2822 WordPress: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Codeausführung BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 28, 2026