Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-40772 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-40772 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-40772?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 10, published 15 June 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Ahmad-S-S GeekyBot <= 1.2.2.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-40772?
- A patch was published on 2026-04-21: Version 1.2.3 released Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-40772 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-40772?
- Check whether you run Ahmad-S-S GeekyBot 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.
Technical details
The GeekyBot plugin for WordPress (versions 1.2.2 and below) suffers from an unrestricted file upload vulnerability (CWE-434). The flaw allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to upload files of any type, including executable scripts (backdoors), to the server. This occurs due to insufficient validation of file extensions and user permissions during the upload process. Successful exploitation grants the attacker the ability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the web server, leading to full site compromise. A patch is available in version 1.2.3.
Affected products
- Ahmad GeekyBot <= 1.2.2
Timeline
- 2026-03-09: other: Reported by Nguyen Ba Khanh
- 2026-04-21: advisory: Patchstack advisory published
- 2026-06-15: disclosed: NVD publication date
- 2026-04-21: patched: Version 1.2.3 released