CVE-2026-73343

WordPress WP Compress plugin < 7.20.01 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability

State: Published
Severity: 10.0 Critical
Published: Aug 18, 2026
Updated: Aug 18, 2026
Reserved: Aug 12, 2026

Description

Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) in WP Compress < 7.20.01 versions.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	10.0 Critical	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H	Patchstack

Weaknesses

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Affected Products

Product	Versions
WP CompressAresIT	before 7.20.01Affectedfrom 7.20.01Not affected

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-compress-image-optimizer/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-compress-plugin-7-20-01-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cvevdb-entry

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