Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 17, 2026· Updated Apr 22, 2026
CVE-2026-6443
CVE-2026-6443
Description
All plugins by Essentialplugin for WordPress are vulnerable to an injected backdoor in various versions. This is due to the plugin being sold to a malicious threat actor that embedded a backdoor in all of the plugin's they acquired. This makes it possible for the threat actor to maintain a persistent backdoor and inject spam into the affected sites.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2News mentions
2- 20th April – Threat Intelligence ReportCheck Point Research · Apr 20, 2026
- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (April 6, 2026 to April 12, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Apr 16, 2026