CVE-2025-26970 CRITICAL

CVE-2025-26970: WordPress Ark Theme Core plugin < 1.71.0 - Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability

Vendor Freshface

Product Ark Theme Core

Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection

Published March 3, 2025

Last update April 28, 2026

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CVSS base score

10.0/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability in FRESHFACE Ark Theme Core ark-core allows Code Injection.This issue affects Ark Theme Core: from n/a through < 1.71.0.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

Ark Theme Core versions up to 1.71.0 contain a code injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to run arbitrary code on affected sites over the network. No user interaction is required. The vulnerability affects the entire site and can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Update to a version newer than 1.71.0 immediately.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Run arbitrary code on the site without authentication.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Complete site compromise: data theft, malware injection, defacement, or total takeover.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access only; no authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

March 3, 2025 CVE published

April 28, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-26970 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html AskarLabs — CWE-94 write-up Code Injection

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