---
id: "CVE-2026-116852"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-116852"]
title: "WordPress Widget Options plugin: author-level flaw allows remote code execution"
severity: "critical"
cvss: 9.1
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-30T19:18:15+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T19:25:28+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T19:25:45+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116852", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T19:25:28+00:00"}]
---

# WordPress Widget Options plugin: author-level flaw allows remote code execution

Widget Options, a WordPress plugin, has a remote code execution flaw in versions 4.2.5 and earlier. The sources do not say what an attacker must do first, but the outcome is running code on the server.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed Widget Options plugin version in the WordPress admin plugin list, or in `wp-content/plugins/` on the server.

## Fix

- Move to a version later than `4.2.5`; the sources do not name the fixed version.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T19:25:28+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116852

## From the sources

Author Remote Code Execution (RCE) in Widget Options <= 4.2.5 versions.

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