{"id":"CVE-2026-12227","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-12227","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T05:28:09.004Z","title":"The Visual Composer Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 45.16.0 via the `vcv-template` parameter.","description":"The Visual Composer Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 45.16.0 via the `vcv-template` parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included.","published":"2026-09-24T10:17:33.000Z","lastModified":"2026-09-24T16:17:07.000Z","status":"Deferred","sourceIdentifier":"security@wordfence.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-98"],"affected":[],"epss":{"score":0.02773,"percentile":0.86267,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-24","score":0.00769,"percentile":0.53634},{"date":"2026-09-29","score":0.02868,"percentile":0.86264}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.77%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[{"kind":"new","label":"New CVE","at":"2026-09-24T10:17:33.000Z","detail":{"score":"9.8","severity":"CRITICAL","publishedAt":"2026-09-24T10:17:32.623Z"},"summary":"New CVE, critical severity (CVSS 9.8)."}],"references":[{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3619572/","source":"security@wordfence.com"},{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/486c1c7c-5a66-42d3-85b0-13ce52a16ed1?source=cve","source":"security@wordfence.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12227","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}