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CVE-2026-16623: Create Block Theme · Code Injection

Affects Create Block ThemeSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.0 High : upgrade to 2.10.0 soon.

Data as of 1 Nov 2026, 22:58 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.0High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 39% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.10.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 1 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Create Block Theme to 2.10.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Create Block ThemeAffected
  • <2.10.0
Fixed in
  • 2.10.0

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, restrict multisite subsite administrator capabilities where possible and monitor for suspicious activity related to PHP file generation. Avoid granting multisite subsite administrator roles to untrusted users.

Description

CVE-2026-16623 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in the Create Block WordPress plugin before version 2.10.0. It allows a multisite subsite administrator, who has certain capabilities but is normally restricted from editing PHP files, to inject and execute arbitrary PHP code on the server. This occurs because user-supplied text is not properly escaped before being written into a generated PHP pattern file.

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