Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-112820 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-112820 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-112820?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.1, published 22 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Elated-Themes Academist Core through 1.4.1.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-112820?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Patchstack has issued a mitigation rule available to block attacks against this vulnerability until an official patch is released. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-112820 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-112820?
- Check whether you run Elated-Themes Academist Core at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
Patchstack has issued a mitigation rule available to block attacks against this vulnerability until an official patch is released.
Technical details
The plugin improperly controls filenames in PHP include/require statements, enabling local file inclusion (LFI) attacks. The vulnerability is network-accessible without authentication and allows attackers to include and execute arbitrary local files on the server, leading to information disclosure or remote code execution.
Affected products
- Elated-Themes Academist Core through 1.4.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-22: disclosed
- 2026-10-20: advisory: Patchstack advisory published