High severity · published Jul 23, 2026
CVE-2026-57696
WordPress Picture Gallery plugin <= 1.6.5 - Arbitrary File Deletion vulnerability
7.1
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Contributor Arbitrary File Deletion in Picture Gallery <= 1.6.5 versions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 35% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PG
Picture Gallery · videowhisper
through 1.6.5 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57696
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-57696
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/picture-gallery/vulnerability/wordpress-picture-gallery-plugin-1-6-5-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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