CVE-2026-16060 Insert or Embed Articulate Content into WordPress <= 4.3000000027 - Editor+ Arbitrary File Upload
An Editor-level user can upload executable files via bypassed validation, leading to remote code execution on servers configured to execute them.
- 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-2026-16060?
CVE-2026-16060 is a critical vulnerability in Unknown Insert or Embed Articulate Content into WordPress, published on 3 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Insert or Embed Articulate Content into WordPress plugin through 4.3000000027 does not correctly validate the contents of an uploaded archive, relying on a bypassable check that lets an Editor-level user upload a server-executable file into a public directory, resulting in remote code execution on servers configured to execute it.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16060?
How do I fix CVE-2026-16060?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16060 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-16060 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-16060 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v4q5-7cp7-m46j.