CVE-2026-6271
⛔ criticalSummary
The Career Section plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 1.7 via the CV upload handler. This is due to missing file type validation. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible.
CVSS Score
9.8
Critical
EPSS Score
0.1
Exploit Probability
Published Date
2026-05-14
First Seen: 2026-05-17
📊 Relative Risk Intelligence
This CVE is Very High Risk - more severe than 90.5% of all 325,680 vulnerabilities in our database.
#31,028
Top 10% most severe
Severity Percentile
🎯 CISA SSVC Assessment Updated: May 14, 2026
🔍 Exploitation Status
None
No known exploits
⚙️ Automatable
YES
Can be exploited automatically
💥 Technical Impact
Total
Complete system compromise possible
🏆 Discovered By
Paolo Tresso
SSVC data provided by
CISA
Last Modified
2026-05-14
Source
NVD 🔗
CVSS Vector 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE IDs (Weakness Types)