Vulnerability · Published Aug 13, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-15413Link Factory - Backdoor
Critical 10.0
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in Link Factory from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)10.0Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Link Factory WordPress plugin is a backdoor. Distributed as a "homepage sentence publisher", it exposes an operator-controlled REST API under /wp-json/link-factory/v1/ - authenticated by a detached Ed25519 signature verified against a hardcoded operator public key (except for the health check).
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Link Factory | 0 – through * |
Weakness: CWE-912 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4cad269d-0146-4ca9-a1ae-55f02c8e5433/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description