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CVE-2026-16060VulnerabilityPublished Updated

The Insert or Embed Articulate Content into WordPress plugin through 4.3000000027 does not correctly validate the

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-16060· Critical 9.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 10:58 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 57% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 3 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 2 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Insert or Embed Articulate Content into WordPressAffected
  • <=4.3000000027
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, restrict Editor-level user permissions and monitor uploaded content closely to prevent unauthorized executable uploads.

Description

The Insert or Embed Articulate Content into WordPress plugin up to version 4.3000000027 has a vulnerability that allows an Editor-level user to upload a server-executable file by bypassing archive content validation. This can lead to remote code execution on servers that execute such files.

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