---
title: "CVE-2026-85658: ProfilePress - Remote Code Execution"
description: "ProfilePress WordPress plugin <= 4.17.2 contains an arbitrary shortcode execution vulnerability caused by improper validation before running do_shortcode, letting authenticated subscribers and above execute arbitrary shortcodes."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-85658/
---

# CVE-2026-85658 ProfilePress - Remote Code Execution

ProfilePress WordPress plugin <= 4.17.2 contains an arbitrary shortcode execution vulnerability caused by improper validation before running do\_shortcode, letting authenticated subscribers and above execute arbitrary shortcodes.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.65% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85658)

## 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:N

Published

19 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-94](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to a version later than 4.17.2 or the latest available version.

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-2026-85658](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85658)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3682604/wp-user-avatar/trunk/src/ShortcodeParser/Builder/FrontendProfileBuilder.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3682604/wp-user-avatar/trunk/src/ShortcodeParser/Builder/FrontendProfileBuilder.php)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3682619%40wp-user-avatar%2Ftags%2F4.17.3&old=3666803%40wp-user-avatar%2Ftags%2F4.17.2](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&new=3682619%40wp-user-avatar%2Ftags%2F4.17.3&old=3666803%40wp-user-avatar%2Ftags%2F4.17.2)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b8486d1d-8a76-446e-867b-8db32499ebf8?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/b8486d1d-8a76-446e-867b-8db32499ebf8?source=cve)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.2/src/Classes/EditUserProfile.php#L337](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.2/src/Classes/EditUserProfile.php#L337)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.2/src/Functions/GlobalFunctions.php#L1715](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.2/src/Functions/GlobalFunctions.php#L1715)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.2/src/ShortcodeParser/Builder/FrontendProfileBuilder.php#L339](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.2/src/ShortcodeParser/Builder/FrontendProfileBuilder.php#L339)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.2/src/ShortcodeParser/FrontendProfileTag.php#L133](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.2/src/ShortcodeParser/FrontendProfileTag.php#L133)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.2/src/Themes/DragDrop/ProfileFieldListing.php#L146](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-user-avatar/tags/4.17.2/src/Themes/DragDrop/ProfileFieldListing.php#L146)

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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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