WordPress Everest Backup plugin <= 2.3.13 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability

published 2026-10-10 30d ago modified 2026-10-13 27d ago also EUVD-2026-96535

cvss: 8.1; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 39%
public exploits: 0; none known

Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) in Everest Backup <= 2.3.13 versions.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 29d ago (2026-10-11)

Exploit prediction

0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 39% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

everestthemes Everest Backup

Classification

Weakness

CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/wordpress/plugin/everest-backup/vulnerability/wordpress-everest-backup-plugin-2-3-13-remote-code-exe
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-39802
NVD CVE-2026-39802

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