High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 28, 2026· Updated Aug 28, 2026
CVE-2026-81285
CVE-2026-81285
Description
Unauthenticated Denial of Service Attack in Smush Image Compression and Optimization <= 4.2.0 versions.
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Affected products
1- Range: <=4.2.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (August 24, 2026 to August 30, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Sep 3, 2026