---
id: CVE-2026-94169
title: WordPress The Grid plugin <= 2.8.1 - Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability
summary: >-
  Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in
  Theme-one The Grid the-grid allows Command Injection.This issue affects The
  Grid: from n/a through 2.8.1.
severity: critical
cvss: 10
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-94
vendor: Theme-one
product: the-grid
affected:
  - the-grid <= 2.8.1
published: '2026-10-16'
updated: '2026-10-16'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-16T07:00:38.023Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-94169'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/the-grid/vulnerability/wordpress-the-grid-plugin-2-8-1-remote-code-execution-rce-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
tags:
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-16T08:02:23.124Z'
---

## Overview

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in Theme-one The Grid the-grid allows Command Injection.This issue affects The Grid: from n/a through 2.8.1.

## Affected

- `the-grid <= 2.8.1`

## Remediation

Update the WordPress The Grid plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.8.2).