CVEs / CVE-2026-3844

CVE-2026-3844: cloudways Breeze Cache vulnerability

critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (from the CNA)
EPSS 27.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
Last changed at its sources 17 Jun 2026

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Description

The Breeze Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to arbitrary file uploads due to missing file type validation in the 'fetch_gravatar_from_remote' function in all versions up to, and including, 2.4.4. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to upload arbitrary files on the affected site's server which may make remote code execution possible. The vulnerability can only be exploited if "Host Files Locally - Gravatars" is enabled, which is disabled by default.
The CVE record, via NVD · published 23 Apr 2026 · NVD status: Deferred

Affected and fixed versions

As stated by the CVE record (from the CNA)
Product	Affected	Fixed in
cloudways Breeze Cache	up to and including 2.4.4	—

Exploitation

Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of 30 Oct 2026.

Severity

CVSS 3.1	9.8 critical `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Scored by the CNA ([email protected])
Weakness	CWE-434

References

Sources

Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.

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