Description
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.
Published: 2026-07-10
Score: n/a
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-284
CWE-596
CWE-862

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title EscortWP <= 3.6.2 - Content Deletion via Vendor-Authored Backdoor
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-07-10T15:04:42.106Z

Reserved: 2026-06-19T08:15:52.985Z

Link: CVE-2026-12685

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-10T15:04:32.284Z

cve-icon NVD

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-07-10T12:30:16Z

Weaknesses

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