Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-40773 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-40773 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-40773?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.5, published 15 June 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- rtCamp rtMedia <= 4.7.9.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-40773?
- A patch was published on 2026-04-21: Version 4.7.10 released Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-40773 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-40773?
- Check whether you run rtCamp rtMedia 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 rtMedia plugin for WordPress (versions 4.7.9 and below) contains a broken access control vulnerability classified as CWE-862 (Missing Authorization). The flaw exists because the plugin fails to properly validate user permissions or implement sufficient nonce checks on certain functions. An attacker authenticated with Subscriber-level privileges can exploit this over the network to execute actions typically reserved for higher-privileged users, specifically impacting data integrity. The issue is resolved in version 4.7.10.
Affected products
- rtMedia rtMedia for WordPress, BuddyPress and bbPress <= 4.7.9
Timeline
- 2026-03-09: other: Reported by Jakub Herman
- 2026-04-21: advisory: Initial advisory published by Patchstack
- 2026-04-21: patched: Version 4.7.10 released
- 2026-06-15: disclosed: NVD publication date