Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-6692

High

Published: 07 May 2026

Published
07 May 2026
Modified
07 May 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0081 52.5th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2026-6692 is a high-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Sliderrevolution (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 47.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A06:2025 Insecure Design

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

The Slider Revolution plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in versions 7.0.0 to 7.0.10 via the '_get_media_url' and '_check_file_path' function. This is due to insufficient file type validation. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level…

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access and above, to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible. The vulnerability was partially patched in version 7.0.10 and fully patched in version 7.0.11.

CWE(s)
CWE-434

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?

Arbitrary file upload in public-facing WordPress plugin directly enables web shell deployment for RCE (T1505.003) after initial exploitation of the exposed application (T1190).

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

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2025-22654Shared CWE-434
CVE-2025-11948Shared CWE-434
CVE-2025-67260Shared CWE-434
CVE-2025-28915Shared CWE-434
CVE-2023-53956Shared CWE-434
CVE-2025-6058Shared CWE-434
CVE-2021-47819Shared CWE-434
CVE-2025-7852Shared CWE-434
CVE-2026-4883Shared CWE-434
CVE-2019-25630Shared CWE-434

Affected Assets

Sliderrevolution
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inferred from references and description; NVD did not file a CPE for this CVE

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

MP-7 Media Use
addresses: CWE-434

Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.

SC-44 Detonation Chambers
addresses: CWE-434

Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.

SC-51 Hardware-based Protection
addresses: CWE-434

Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.

SI-3 Malicious Code Protection
addresses: CWE-434

Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.

References