Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-32367

CriticalRCE

Published: 13 March 2026

Published
13 March 2026
Modified
22 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0040 31.4th percentile
Risk Priority 70 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-32367 is a critical-severity Code Injection (CWE-94) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 9.1 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 31.4th 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-2026-32367 is an Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability, classified as CWE-94, in the Modal Dialog WordPress plugin by Yannick Lefebvre (modal-dialog). It enables Remote Code Inclusion and affects all versions from n/a through 3.5.16.

The vulnerability carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H). Attackers with high privileges, such as authenticated administrators, can exploit it remotely over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation allows high-impact compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with a change in scope, resulting in remote code execution on the affected WordPress server.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/modal-dialog/vulnerability/wordpress-modal-dialog-plugin-3-5-16-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cve details this remote code execution vulnerability in Modal Dialog version 3.5.16 and provides guidance on mitigation.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Yannick Lefebvre Modal Dialog modal-dialog allows Remote Code Inclusion.This issue affects Modal Dialog: from n/a through <= 3.5.16.

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?

Code injection (CWE-94) in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables RCE; maps to exploiting public-facing apps for initial/server access and common web shell deployment for execution/persistence.

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

Timely flaw remediation by patching or updating the vulnerable Modal Dialog plugin versions through 3.5.16 directly prevents the code injection vulnerability from being exploited.

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Validating information inputs to the plugin prevents improper code generation leading to remote code inclusion and execution.

CM-11 User-installed Software partial match
prevent

Controlling and checking user-installed software like the vulnerable WordPress plugin mitigates deployment of unvetted components prone to code injection.

References