--- title: "CVE-2026-81650: Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing WordPress plugin - Unrestricted File Upload" description: "Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing WordPress plugin < 4.5.0 contains a file upload vulnerability caused by improper validation of file extensions in extracted archives, letting users with gallery-management capability write arbitrary files and execute code, exploit requires gallery-management capability." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-81650/ --- # CVE-2026-81650 Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing WordPress plugin - Unrestricted File Upload Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing WordPress plugin < 4.5.0 contains a file upload vulnerability caused by improper validation of file extensions in extracted archives, letting users with gallery-management capability write arbitrary files and execute code, exploit requires gallery-management capability. CVSS base score 7.2 /10 High CISA KEV Not listed Public exploit None known Authentication Required EPSS 0.50% chance of exploitation in 30 days [View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81650) ## Details Type Unrestricted File Upload Impact Remote Code Execution, File System Write CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Published 20 September 2026 Updated 15 October 2026 Weakness [CWE-434](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/434.html) ## Vendor fix Upgrade to version 4.5.0 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-2026-81650](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81650) - [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7c1443ae-14b4-43ca-bb1a-b6a3f9b27c57/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7c1443ae-14b4-43ca-bb1a-b6a3f9b27c57/) [← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/) ## What this record can't tell you - 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 Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding. [Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)