W3 Total Cache <= 2.9.1 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Code Execution

9.8
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
CVE CVE-2026-27384
CVSS 9.8 (Critical)
Publicly Published February 24, 2026
Last Updated March 6, 2026
Researcher CODE WHITE GmbH

Description

The W3 Total Cache plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 2.9.1. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to execute code on the server.

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Vulnerability Details for W3 Total Cache

Software Type Plugin
Software Slug w3-total-cache (view on wordpress.org)
Patched? Yes
Remediation Update to version 2.9.2, or a newer patched version
Affected Version
  • <= 2.9.1
Patched Version
  • 2.9.2

Recent vulnerabilities in W3 Total Cache

# Title CVE ID CVSS Researchers Date
1 W3 Total Cache <= 2.9.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Read via 'f_array[]' Parameter CVE-2026-9282 7.5 snr July 10, 2026
2 W3 Total Cache <= 2.9.4 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Code Execution CVE-2026-57623 8.1 Ananda Dhakal June 29, 2026
3 W3 Total Cache <= 2.9.3 - Unauthenticated Security Token Exposure via User-Agent Header CVE-2026-5032 7.5 wesley (wcraft) April 1, 2026
4 W3 Total Cache <= 2.9.1 - Missing Authorization CVE-2026-39595 4.3 Muhammad Sharief March 12, 2026
5 W3 Total Cache <= 2.8.12 - Unauthenticated Command Injection CVE-2025-9501 8.1 wesley (wcraft) October 27, 2025
6 W3 Total Cache <= 2.8.1 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Missing Authorization to Server-Side Request Forgery CVE-2024-12365 8.5 villu164 January 13, 2025
7 W3 Total Cache <= 2.8.1 Missing Authorization to Unauthenticated Plugin Deactivation and Extensions Activation/Deactivation CVE-2024-12006 5.3 villu164 January 13, 2025
8 W3 Total Cache <= 2.8.1 Information Exposure via Log Files CVE-2024-12008 5.3 villu164 January 13, 2025
9 W3 Total Cache <= 2.7.5 - Sensitive Credentials Stored in Plaintext CVE-2023-5359 3.7 Ivan Kuzymchak September 23, 2024
10 Guzzle <= 6.5.7 and 7.0-7.4.4 - Information Exposure CVE-2022-31090 7.7 June 20, 2022

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