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title: "CVE-2026-76010: NextGEN Gallery - Remote Code Execution"
description: "NextGEN Gallery WordPress plugin <= 4.4.1 contains a remote code execution caused by unrestricted mass assignment and missing realpath containment in render_image, letting authenticated attackers with custom-level access execute code on the server, exploit requires attacker to own at least one NextGEN gallery."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-76010/
---

# CVE-2026-76010 NextGEN Gallery - Remote Code Execution

NextGEN Gallery WordPress plugin <= 4.4.1 contains a remote code execution caused by unrestricted mass assignment and missing realpath containment in render\_image, letting authenticated attackers with custom-level access execute code on the server, exploit requires attacker to own at least one NextGEN gallery.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

1.13% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76010)

## Details

Type

Remote Code Execution

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

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

Published

31 October 2026

Updated

1 November 2026

Weakness

[CWE-434](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version beyond 4.4.1.

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-2026-76010](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76010)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextgen-gallery/tags/4.3.0/src/DynamicThumbnails/Controller.php#L33](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextgen-gallery/tags/4.3.0/src/DynamicThumbnails/Controller.php#L33)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextgen-gallery/tags/4.3.0/src/XMLRPC/Controller.php#L289](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextgen-gallery/tags/4.3.0/src/XMLRPC/Controller.php#L289)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextgen-gallery/tags/4.3.0/src/XMLRPC/Controller.php#L69](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextgen-gallery/tags/4.3.0/src/XMLRPC/Controller.php#L69)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3699076/nextgen-gallery/trunk/src/DataStorage/Manager.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3699076/nextgen-gallery/trunk/src/DataStorage/Manager.php)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/36dcde20-0af2-4b8b-8637-9a070dffa8a1?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/36dcde20-0af2-4b8b-8637-9a070dffa8a1?source=cve)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextgen-gallery/tags/4.3.0/src/DataStorage/Manager.php#L1226](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextgen-gallery/tags/4.3.0/src/DataStorage/Manager.php#L1226)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextgen-gallery/tags/4.3.0/src/DataStorage/Manager.php#L2373](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextgen-gallery/tags/4.3.0/src/DataStorage/Manager.php#L2373)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextgen-gallery/tags/4.3.0/src/DataStorage/Manager.php#L2951](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/nextgen-gallery/tags/4.3.0/src/DataStorage/Manager.php#L2951)

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- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
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