Answer in brief
CVE-2026-118166 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.8) vulnerability in MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress < 4.15.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Shortcode Execution via Dynamic Content Tag. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Unknown/MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 4.8. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
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The current feed maps Unknown/MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown/MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPressgeneric | >=0 <4.15.0 | 4.15.0 |
Published upstream
Nov 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Nov 6, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Nov 6, 2026
The MC4WP: Mailchimp for WordPress WordPress plugin before 4.15.0 does not prevent request-derived values in its dynamic content tags from being processed as shortcodes when a form is embedded with its block, allowing unauthenticated visitors to execute arbitrary registered shortcodes with attacker-chosen attributes. This requires the site owner to have added a request-derived tag to the form content and to embed the form with the block rather than the classic shortcode.
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