Answer in brief
CVE-2026-82970 records a Critical severity (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in WordPress WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy Consent plugin <= 4.4.1 - Arbitrary File Upload vulnerability. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps WP Legal Pages/gdpr-cookie-consent (generic), WP Legal Pages/WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy Consent (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 10.0. 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
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps WP Legal Pages/gdpr-cookie-consent (generic), WP Legal Pages/WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy Consent (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| WP Legal Pages/gdpr-cookie-consentgeneric | >=n/a <=4.4.1 | Not reported |
| WP Legal Pages/WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy Consentgeneric | n/a | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 31, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 1, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 31, 2026
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type vulnerability in WP Legal Pages WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy Consent allows Using Malicious Files. This issue affects WP Cookie Notice for GDPR, CCPA & ePrivacy Consent: from n/a through 4.4.1.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.