CVE-2026-75873
Zella Theme < 2.6.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
The Zella Theme WordPress theme before 2.6.3 does not perform any capability or nonce check on one of its font upload actions, which is available to unauthenticated users, allowing them to upload arbitrary files, including PHP ones, and achieve remote code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Zella Theme < 2.6.3 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
The Zella Theme WordPress theme before 2.6.3 does not perform any capability or nonce check on one of its font upload actions, which is available to unauthenticated users, allowing them to upload arbitrary files, including PHP ones, and achieve remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2026-75873- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-89637
The Zella Theme WordPress theme before 2.6.3 does not perform any capability or nonce check on one of its font upload actions, which is available to unauthenticated users, allowing them to upload arbitrary files, including PHP ones, and achieve remote code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2026-89637- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7hpq-7jqp-mfrh
The Zella Theme WordPress theme before 2.6.3 does not perform any capability or nonce check on...
The Zella Theme WordPress theme before 2.6.3 does not perform any capability or nonce check on one of its font upload actions, which is available to unauthenticated users, allowing them to upload arbitrary files, including PHP ones, and achieve remote code execution.
- Record
GHSA-7hpq-7jqp-mfrh- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
The Zella Theme WordPress theme before 2.6.3 does not perform any capability or nonce check on one of its font upload actions, which is available to unauthenticated users, allowing them to upload arbitrary files, including PHP ones, and achieve remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2026-75873- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-75873 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Unknown Zella Theme, published September 30, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.57%, the 47th percentile. No source names a fixed version.