CVE-2026-103768 File upload in ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System
Unauthenticated attackers can upload executable files via IMAP attachments, leading to remote code execution on WordPress sites using this plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-103768?
CVE-2026-103768 is a critical vulnerability in elextensions ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System, published on 16 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The ELEX WordPress HelpDesk & Customer Ticketing System plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Upload in all versions up to, and including, 3.3.7 via the initMailPart function. This is due to insufficient file type validation when saving IMAP email attachments. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload files that may be executable, which makes remote code execution possible.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-103768?
How do I fix CVE-2026-103768?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-103768 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-103768 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-103768 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cmp5-h7xc-wwx6.