CVE-2026-81285
WordPress Smush Image Compression and Optimization plugin <= 4.2.0 - Denial of Service Attack vulnerability
Unauthenticated Denial of Service Attack in Smush Image Compression and Optimization <= 4.2.0 versions.
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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
WordPress Smush Image Compression and Optimization plugin <= 4.2.0 - Denial of Service Attack vulnerability
Unauthenticated Denial of Service Attack in Smush Image Compression and Optimization <= 4.2.0 versions.
- Record
CVE-2026-81285- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-67728
Unauthenticated Denial of Service Attack in Smush Image Compression and Optimization <= 4.2.0 versions.
- Record
EUVD-2026-67728- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p96r-537r-m99j
Unauthenticated Denial of Service Attack in Smush Image Compression and Optimization <= 4.2.0...
Unauthenticated Denial of Service Attack in Smush Image Compression and Optimization <= 4.2.0 versions.
- Record
GHSA-p96r-537r-m99j- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Unauthenticated Denial of Service Attack in Smush Image Compression and Optimization <= 4.2.0 versions.
- Record
CVE-2026-81285- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-81285 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Wpmu Dev Smush Image Compression And Optimization, published August 28, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.