CVE-2026-57623

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.09.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-07-02. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 9.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Unauthenticated Arbitrary Code Execution in W3 Total Cache <= 2.9.4 versions.

CVSS v3
9.0
EG Score
9.0(medium)
EG Risk
45(Track)
EG Risk 45/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity90% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
43%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 2, 2026

Last Modified

July 2, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 2, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Arbitrary Code Execution in WordPress W3 Total Cache Plugin - Patchstack

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/w3-total-cache/vulnerability/wordpress-w3-total-cache-plugin-2-9-4-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-57623(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 17× in last 7d / 82× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 420 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-18 10:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-18 06:17 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-18 06:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-17 19:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-09-14 07:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-14 04:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-14 00:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-13 17:55 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-13 17:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-13 16:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-13 12:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-13 09:01 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-13 09:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-12 14:28 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-12 14:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
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  24. 2026-09-06 14:21 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-06 14:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-06 04:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-05 23:59 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-05 23:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-08-31 00:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-30 20:43 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-30 20:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-30 16:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  18. 2026-08-28 02:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-08-27 22:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
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  24. 2026-08-25 13:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-08-25 04:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-25 00:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-24 20:57 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-24 20:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-24 14:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  32. 2026-08-24 10:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  39. 2026-08-23 03:17 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-23 03:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-08-22 23:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-22 19:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-22 14:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-22 10:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-22 06:36 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-08-22 06:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-08-21 23:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-21 19:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  55. 2026-08-20 23:37 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-08-20 23:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-08-20 19:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  60. 2026-08-20 12:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  63. 2026-08-20 04:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  70. 2026-08-18 20:55 UTCEG score recompute
  71. 2026-08-18 20:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  73. 2026-08-18 11:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-08-18 04:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-08-17 22:53 UTCEG score recompute

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-57623?
CVE-2026-57623 is a critical vulnerability published on July 2, 2026. Unauthenticated Arbitrary Code Execution in W3 Total Cache <= 2.9.4 versions.
When was CVE-2026-57623 disclosed?
CVE-2026-57623 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 2, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-57623 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-57623 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 56.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-57623?
CVE-2026-57623 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-57623?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-57623, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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