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title: "CVE-2026-84171: Piclect WordPress plugin - Unrestricted File Upload"
description: "Piclect WordPress plugin <= 1.0 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability caused by lack of validation on uploaded file names and types, letting unauthenticated attackers upload arbitrary files and execute code on the server, exploit requires no authentication."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-84171/
---

# CVE-2026-84171 Piclect WordPress plugin - Unrestricted File Upload

Piclect WordPress plugin <= 1.0 contains an unrestricted file upload vulnerability caused by lack of validation on uploaded file names and types, letting unauthenticated attackers upload arbitrary files and execute code on the server, exploit requires no authentication.

CVSS base score 9.8 /10

Critical

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Not required

EPSS

0.67% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84171)

## Details

Type

Unrestricted File Upload

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

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

Published

12 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

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

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of Piclect WordPress plugin.

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-2026-84171](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84171)
- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e5b9fd87-92a7-4fc6-b8b2-896b87d97c40/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e5b9fd87-92a7-4fc6-b8b2-896b87d97c40/)

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## 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

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