Vulnerability Report

CVE-2026-12227

Title: Visual Composer WordPress Plugin Local File Inclusion (LFI)

Arbitrary File Access

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2026-12227

CWE Category CWE-98
Published Date Sep 24, 2026
Modified Date Sep 24, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 9.8 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.77%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-12227: The Visual Composer Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 45.16.0 via the `vcv-template` parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included.

Impacted Vendors

Analysis in Progress...

Reference Links

https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3619572/ https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/486c1c7c-5a66-42d3-85b0-13ce52a16ed1?source=cve
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity CRITICAL
9.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2026-12227 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

GitHub https://github.com/Hassham1/CVE-2026-12227-visualcomposer-lfi-poc
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GitHub https://github.com/murrez/CVE-2026-12227
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Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.