---
title: "CVE-2026-115251: Duplicator WordPress plugin - Remote Code Execution"
description: "Duplicator WordPress plugin < 5.0.0 contains a remote code execution caused by unrestricted one-click upgrade routine accessible without authentication, letting multisite child site administrators execute arbitrary PHP in the network-wide plugin directory, exploit requires multisite child site admin privileges."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-115251/
---

# CVE-2026-115251 Duplicator WordPress plugin - Remote Code Execution

Duplicator WordPress plugin < 5.0.0 contains a remote code execution caused by unrestricted one-click upgrade routine accessible without authentication, letting multisite child site administrators execute arbitrary PHP in the network-wide plugin directory, exploit requires multisite child site admin privileges.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.17% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115251)

## Details

Type

Remote Code Execution

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

25 October 2026

Updated

26 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-269](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 5.0.0 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115251](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115251)
- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c4512e96-6d96-474e-90c0-ad784eb1c145/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c4512e96-6d96-474e-90c0-ad784eb1c145/)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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