Smush < 4.3.2 - Admin+ Network-Wide RCE via Hub Connector on Multisite
Priority LOW 35CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
The Smush WordPress plugin before 4.3.2 does not restrict a network-wide setting to network administrators, allowing an administrator of any single site on a multisite network to execute arbitrary code across the entire network.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00665 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix Fixed Smush (Unknown): 4.3.2
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Smush | 3.22.1 to before 4.3.2 | 4.3.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Smush VendorUnknown Affected 3.22.1 to before 4.3.2 Fixed in 4.3.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Smush (Unknown) Fixed in 4.3.2
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-19223
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwv9-6885-g85c
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-19223 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-19223 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fwv9-6885-g85c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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