Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-27044

CriticalRCE

Published: 25 March 2026

Published
25 March 2026
Modified
24 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.9 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0030 21.1th percentile
Risk Priority 70 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-27044 is a critical-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 9.9 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 21.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2026-27044 is an Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability, classified under CWE-94, in the TotalSuite Total Poll Lite WordPress plugin (totalpoll-lite). It enables Remote Code Inclusion and affects all versions from n/a through 4.12.0.

With a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.9 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H), the vulnerability can be exploited remotely by an attacker with low privileges, such as an authenticated user. Exploitation requires low complexity and no user interaction, allowing the attacker to achieve high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability with a change in scope, resulting in remote code execution.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/totalpoll-lite/vulnerability/wordpress-total-poll-lite-plugin-4-12-0-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cve provides details on this remote code execution vulnerability in the Total Poll Lite plugin version 4.12.0.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in TotalSuite Total Poll Lite totalpoll-lite allows Remote Code Inclusion.This issue affects Total Poll Lite: from n/a through <= 4.12.0.

CWE(s)
CWE-94

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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T1505.003 Web Shell Persistence
Adversaries may backdoor web servers with web shells to establish persistent access to systems.
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Why these techniques?

CVE describes unauthenticated RCE via code injection in a public-facing WordPress plugin, directly enabling T1190 exploitation and subsequent web shell deployment (T1505.003) for command execution.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Directly mitigates CVE-2026-27044 by requiring timely identification, reporting, and patching of the code injection flaw in Total Poll Lite versions through 4.12.0.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Prevents remote code inclusion by enforcing input validation mechanisms at plugin entry points to block malicious code injection (CWE-94).

SI-9 Information Input Restrictions partial match
prevent

Reduces code injection risk by restricting input types, formats, and volumes accepted by the vulnerable Total Poll Lite plugin.

References