{"id":"CVE-2026-12227","title":"The Visual Composer Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 45.16.0 via the `vcv-template` parameter","summary":"The Visual Composer Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 45.16.0 via the `vcv-template` parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to includ…","severity":"critical","cvss":9.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-98"],"vendor":"visualcomposer","product":"Visual Composer Website Builder","affected":["visual_composer_website_builder <= 45.16.0"],"published":"2026-09-24","updated":"2026-09-24","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-24T16:17:06.650","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12227","references":[{"url":"https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3619572/","label":"security@wordfence.com"},{"url":"https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/486c1c7c-5a66-42d3-85b0-13ce52a16ed1?source=cve","label":"security@wordfence.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","exploit-available"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T09:40:50.747Z","epss":0.00769,"epssPercentile":0.53634,"exploits":{"github":2,"githubRepos":["https://github.com/murrez/CVE-2026-12227","https://github.com/Hassham1/CVE-2026-12227-visualcomposer-lfi-poc"],"checkedAt":"2026-09-25T08:20:49.548Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"slug":"CVE-2026-12227","body":"## Overview\n\nThe Visual Composer Website Builder plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion in all versions up to, and including, 45.16.0 via the `vcv-template` parameter. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to include and execute arbitrary files on the server, allowing the execution of any PHP code in those files. This can be used to bypass access controls, obtain sensitive data, or achieve code execution in cases where images and other “safe” file types can be uploaded and included.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"abyssal","depthScore":66,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":53.9,"likelihood":0.2,"exploitation":12,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":210713,"id":"CVE-2026-12227","ts":1790325157298,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"}]}