---
title: "CVE-2026-87909: WP Photo Album Plus - Remote Code Execution"
description: "WP Photo Album Plus plugin for WordPress contains a remote code execution caused by insufficient sanitization of multipart upload filename in wppa_image_magick function, letting authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access execute code on the server."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-87909/
---

# CVE-2026-87909 WP Photo Album Plus - Remote Code Execution

WP Photo Album Plus plugin for WordPress contains a remote code execution caused by insufficient sanitization of multipart upload filename in wppa\_image\_magick function, letting authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access execute code on the server.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.91% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87909)

## Details

Type

Remote Code Execution

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

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

Published

19 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-74](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/74.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version of WP Photo Album Plus.

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-2026-87909](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-87909)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-photo-album-plus/trunk/wppa-photo-files.php#L860](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-photo-album-plus/trunk/wppa-photo-files.php#L860)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3701613%40wp-photo-album-plus&new=3701613%40wp-photo-album-plus](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3701613%40wp-photo-album-plus&new=3701613%40wp-photo-album-plus)
- [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/693c7554-5122-4527-8a9c-aa31ea9623b7?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/693c7554-5122-4527-8a9c-aa31ea9623b7?source=cve)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-photo-album-plus/trunk/wppa-functions.php#L4837](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-photo-album-plus/trunk/wppa-functions.php#L4837)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-photo-album-plus/trunk/wppa-functions.php#L5286](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-photo-album-plus/trunk/wppa-functions.php#L5286)
- [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-photo-album-plus/trunk/wppa-photo-files.php#L281](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-photo-album-plus/trunk/wppa-photo-files.php#L281)

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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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