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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-1969Published 2026-03-23

CVE-2026-1969 — trx_addons

mediumPublic exploit1 PoC repo

As of 2026-03-23, CVE-2026-1969 is a MEDIUM-severity vulnerability in trx_addons, CVSS v3.1 5.3, EPSS 0.1% (9.7th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-1969, most recently “WP-SHELLSTORM: Exposed Chinese-Speaking Threat Actor Server Reveals Mass WordPress/Joomla Webshell Brokerage Targeting 1.4M Domains via CVE-2026-48907 (Joomla JCE) and CVE-2021-29441 (Nacos)”.

CVSS v3.1
5.3/10Medium
EPSS
0.1%Higher than 9.7% of scored CVEs
CISA KEV
NoNot in the KEV catalog
Tracked threats
1Campaigns referencing it
Priority
5/10Threadlinqs triage score
Published
CVSS v3.1 5.3 (MEDIUM) · EPSS 0.1% (higher than 9.7% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 5/10 · Published 2026-03-23

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What is CVE-2026-1969?

The trx_addons WordPress plugin before 2.38.5 does not correctly validate file types in one of its AJAX action, allowing unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary file. This is due to an incorrect fix of CVE-2024-13448

The record classifies CVE-2026-1969 under weakness class CWE-434. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 196 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score
5.3 — MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS (FIRST)
0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9.7% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV
Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Threadlinqs priority
5/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
Published
2026-03-23

Is CVE-2026-1969 being exploited?

Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2026-1969 is publicly available. 1 public proof-of-concept repository is tracked for this identifier.

Affected products and versions

  • (vendor unspecified): trx_addons

How to fix CVE-2026-1969

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-1969 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-1969

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-1969, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on . This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

Exploit and proof of concept