Vulnerability · Published Mar 5, 2026 · Assigned by Patchstack
CVE-2026-28056WordPress MCKinney's Politics theme <= 1.2.8 - Local File Inclusion vulnerability
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in MCKinney's Politics from ThemeREX. 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 41% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper Control of Filename for Include/Require Statement in PHP Program ('PHP Remote File Inclusion') vulnerability in ThemeREX MCKinney's Politics mckinney-politics allows PHP Local File Inclusion.This issue affects MCKinney's Politics: from n/a through <= 1.2.8.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ThemeREX | MCKinney's Politics | 0 – through 1.2.8 |
Weakness: CWE-98 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H