Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN < 3.21.2 — Authenticated (Administrator+) Remote Code Execution
CVE-2026-19224Published · Updated Action summary
Affected: <3.21.2Update to 3.21.2 or newer
All remediation steps- 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)
- No score
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
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Am I affected?
Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN hummingbird-performance
- Affected< 3.21.2
- Patched in3.21.2
Update to 3.21.2 or newer.
You are affected if you run < 3.21.2. Version 3.21.2 and later are not affected by this issue.
- Check your version: in wp-admin go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and read the version under Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN.
- No admin access? Run a passive check of your site. It reads public files only.
What to do
- Update to version 3.21.2, or a newer patched version
- Rotate administrator passwords and application secrets if the site ran a vulnerable version while publicly reachable.
- Watch Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN to get an email when the next vulnerability is published.
Advisory
Source description from Wordfence Intelligence, credited to Jakub Herman.
The Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to 3.21.2. This is due to insufficient validation of user supplied input before it is executed. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with administrator-level access and above, to execute arbitrary 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 Hummingbird Performance – Cache & Page Speed Optimization for Core Web Vitals | Critical CSS | Minify CSS | Defer CSS Javascript | CDN
All 9| Severity | Vulnerability | CVE | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium6.4 | Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ≤3.21.2Update to 4.0.0 | CVE-2026-121763 | |
| Critical9.8 | Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Cookie Name in Page Cache Debug Log ≤3.21.0Update to 3.21.1 | CVE-2026-83627 | |
| High7.5 | Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via Log File ≤3.18.0Update to 3.18.1 | CVE-2025-14437 | |
| Medium4.3 | Cross-Site Request Forgery ≤3.9.1Update to 3.9.2 | CVE-2024-43117 | |
| Medium4.3 | Missing Authorization ≤3.9.1Update to 3.9.2 | CVE-2024-43118 |
- Medium6.4Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting
≤3.21.2Update to 4.0.0
- Critical9.8Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via Cookie Name in Page Cache Debug Log
≤3.21.0Update to 3.21.1
- High7.5Unauthenticated Sensitive Information Exposure via Log File
≤3.18.0Update to 3.18.1
- Medium4.3Cross-Site Request Forgery
≤3.9.1Update to 3.9.2
- Medium4.3Missing Authorization
≤3.9.1Update to 3.9.2
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.
- VulnCrest content
- Summary, remediation guidance and page layout © VulnCrest. Not sourced from NVD.
