Duplicator <= 1.5.17 — Authenticated (Multisite Subsite Admin+) Arbitrary Code Execution
CVE-2026-115251Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: ≤1.5.17Update to 5.0.0 or newer
All remediation steps1M+ active installs
Watch plugin- Severity
- High7.2
- CVSS
- 7.2CVSS 3.1 · CNA (Wordfence)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWhat does this vector mean?
AV:NAttack vector- Network
AC:LAttack complexity- Low
PR:HPrivileges required- High
UI:NUser interaction- None
S:UScope- Unchanged
C:HConfidentiality- High
I:HIntegrity- High
A:HAvailability- High
- Required access
- Unknown
- Exploit prediction (EPSS)
- 0.3% chance in 30 days24th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
On this page8
Am I affected?
Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More duplicator
- Affected≤ 1.5.17
- Patched in5.0.0
- Latest5.1.1
Update to 5.0.0 or newer.
You are affected if you run ≤ 1.5.17. Version 5.0.0 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 5.0.0, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Charles Vosburgh.
The Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 1.5.17. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Custom-level access and above, to execute code on the server.
Exploits & references
Proof-of-concept & detection
No public proof-of-concept or detection template is known for this vulnerability.
Advisories & patches
- Advisorywordfence.com
Related CVEs
More in Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More
All 20| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium5.3 | Unauthenticated Full Path Disclosure <5.1.0Update to 5.1.0 | CVE-2026-112244 | |
| Medium6.5 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection <5.1.0Update to 5.1.0 | CVE-2026-115262 | |
| Medium6.1 | Reflected Cross-Site Scripting <5.1.0Update to 5.1.0 | CVE-2026-112243 | |
| High8.8 | Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection ≤1.5.17Update to 5.0.0 | CVE-2026-82814 | |
| Medium5.3 | Full Path Disclosure ≤1.5.9Update to 1.5.10 | CVE-2024-6210 |
- Medium5.3Unauthenticated Full Path Disclosure
<5.1.0Update to 5.1.0
- Medium6.5Authenticated (Subscriber+) SQL Injection
<5.1.0Update to 5.1.0
- Medium6.1Reflected Cross-Site Scripting
<5.1.0Update to 5.1.0
- High8.8Unauthenticated PHP Object Injection
≤1.5.17Update to 5.0.0
- Medium5.3Full Path Disclosure
≤1.5.9Update to 1.5.10
Timeline
CVE published
Severity high, CVSS 7.2
Record last updated
Sources & licenses
Wordfence record- Vulnerability data
- Wordfence Intelligence. [object Object] Licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0.
- CVE® identifiers
- [object Object]. Used under the CVE Program. CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation.
- CVSS / CWE
- National Vulnerability Database (NVD), shown unmodified. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.
- EPSS
- Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST.org.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.