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Exploited in the wild High confidence Not in CISA KEV

CVE-2026-27540

Woocommerce Wholesale Lead Capture Arbitrary File Access

Rymera Web / Woocommerce Wholesale Lead Capture · 0 to <= 2.0.3.1

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Severity
CVSS 9.0 · Critical
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
2.3%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2026-27540 is an unauthenticated vulnerability affecting Rymera Web Woocommerce Wholesale Lead Capture. Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Rymera Web Co Pty Ltd. Woocommerce Wholesale...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

Rymera Web / Woocommerce Wholesale Lead Capture 0 to <= 2.0.3.1.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Rymera Web Co Pty Ltd

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in Rymera Web Co Pty Ltd.

Woocommerce Wholesale Lead Capture woocommerce-wholesale-lead-capture allows Using Malicious Files.This issue affects Woocommerce Wholesale Lead Capture: from n/a through <= 2.0.3.1.

Rymera Web Co Pty Ltd. Affected
Woocommerce Wholesale Lead Capture woocommerce-wholesale-lead-capture
Through 2.0.3.1
Published
19 Mar 2026
Exploitation Reported
14 Sep 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None

Tags

wordpress

CVE References

  • CVE Record CVE.org · CVE Record https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-27540
  • VDB Entry — patchstack.com patchstack.com · VDB Entry https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/woocommerce-wholesal...

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

Wordfence

Recorded 14 Sep 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

GitHub

Recorded 11 Mar 2026

Public scanner or PoC coverage increases practical exploitability.

Known exploited vulnerability sources

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Source Added
Wordfence First 2026-09-14 18:49 UTC
SOCRadar 2026-09-16 11:49 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
User-Agents
Callback hosts
0
0
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

No Previdian virtual patch is currently available. Future rules ship for ModSecurity, Cloudflare, and AWS WAF.

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No detection artifacts or sensor request patterns are available for this CVE yet.

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.0 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

2.3%

Weaknesses

Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type CWE-434

Recent mention · SOCRadar

CVE-2026-27540 WooCommerce Flaw Exploited

CVE-2026-27540 WooCommerce Flaw Exploited Attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-27540 , a critical arbitrary file-upload vulnerability in the WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture plugin for WordPress. The flaw allows

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All Mentions

Recent mention · SOCRadar

CVE-2026-27540 WooCommerce Flaw Exploited

SOCRadar · 16 Sep 2026

CVE-2026-27540 WooCommerce Flaw Exploited Attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2026-27540 , a critical arbitrary file-upload vulnerability in the WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture plugin for WordPress. The flaw allows

Recent mention · Wordfence

Attackers Actively Exploiting Critical Vulnerability in WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture Plugin

Wordfence · 14 Sep 2026

On February 20th, 2026, a critical Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability was publicly disclosed in WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture, a premium WordPress plugin with an estimated 6,000 active installations. This vulnerability can be leveraged by unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files, including PHP backdoors, and achieve remote code execution. The post Attackers Actively Exploiting Critical Vulnerability in WooCommerce Wholesale Lead Capture Plugin appeared first on Wordfence.

Potential Proof of Concepts

These PoCs are unverified and could contain malware. Use at your own risk.

winrarzipsexploit/CVE-2026-27540

github · Created 2026-09-17 18:44:20 UTC · 0 stars · AI assessment 90%

CVE-2026-27540 WWLC WordPress unauth upload RCE suite — authorized testing only

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 18:44 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. 11:49 UTC

    KEV confirmed by SOCRadar

    Exploitation attested by an external source

  3. 18:49 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  4. 05:24 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  5. 11:18 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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