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CVE-2026-12685 is a backdoor vulnerability in the EscortWP WordPress theme affecting versions through 3.6.2. The theme was distributed with vendor-authored obfuscated functionality that exposes unauthorized capabilities outside normal application controls. According to the available details, the backdoor allows an unauthenticated attacker who knows a hard-coded, build-specific key to trigger permanent deletion of all site content. The same hidden functionality also covertly exfiltrates sensitive site metadata, including the site URL, administrator email address, and license key, to a third-party server. The issue is not a conventional implementation flaw in a legitimate feature, but the presence of intentionally concealed malicious logic embedded in the theme.
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