CVE-2026-12685

highCVSS 7.5covered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2026-07-10

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, and that covertly transmits the site URL, administrator email address, and license key to a third-party server.

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Exploitation outlook

Low exploitation risk0.14% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 4% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

highCVE-2026-12685: The EscortWP escortwp WordPress theme through 3.6.2 was distributed with a vendor-authored, ob…nvd · 2026-07-10

External references

NVD record for CVE-2026-12685

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