Remote code execution in WordPress Everest Backup plugin
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
The Everest Backup plugin for WordPress through 2.3.13 contains a code injection flaw (CWE-94) that lets input be treated as code the server runs. An unauthenticated remote attacker can execute code on an affected site without credentials or user interaction. The CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.1 (HIGH) rates impact to confidentiality, integrity and availability as high.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) in Everest Backup <= 2.3.13 versions.
Why it matters now
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| everestthemes | Everest Backup | up to 2.3.13 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Everest Backup Vendoreverestthemes Affected up to 2.3.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version is listed for Everest Backup.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-11 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-39802
- 2026-10-11 Alias added: GHSA-h7mp-hvjp-2xxw
More everestthemes vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-06587 Everest Backup < 2.2.5 - Admin+ Arbitrary File Upload CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2026-47226 WordPress Everest Backup plugin <= 2.3.12 - SQL Injection vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2024-09308 Insecure storage of sensitive information in everestthemes Everest Backup – WordPress… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-28613 WordPress Everest Backup Plugin <= 2.1.9 is vulnerable to Sensitive Data Exposure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-26102 WordPress Grace Mag theme <= 1.1.5 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-39140 WordPress Everest Backup plugin <= 2.3.11 - Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
- CVE-2026-39802 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-39802 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h7mp-hvjp-2xxw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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