smub NextGEN Gallery Plugin up to 4.4.1 on WordPress Image Rendering render_image dynamically-determined object attributes

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in smub NextGEN Gallery Plugin up to 4.4.1. The affected element is the function render_image of the component Image Rendering. The manipulation leads to dynamically-determined object attributes. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-76010. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in smub NextGEN Gallery Plugin up to 4.4.1. This issue affects the function render_image of the component Image Rendering. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a dynamically-determined object attributes vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-915. The product receives input from an upstream component that specifies multiple attributes, properties, or fields that are to be initialized or updated in an object, but it does not properly control which attributes can be modified. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Photo Gallery, Sliders, Proofing and Themes – NextGEN Gallery plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.1 via the render_image function. This is due to unrestricted mass assignment of caller-supplied meta_data keys onto the image model combined with missing realpath containment in path construction and a bypassable signature check on the public image delivery route. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with custom-level access and above, to execute code on the server. Exploitation requires the authenticated attacker to own at least one NextGEN gallery — a condition that can be satisfied by any Subscriber who was ever granted the 'NextGEN Manage gallery' capability, and that access is retained indefinitely due to the stored gallery-author equality fallback in _can_manage_gallery() even after the capability is revoked.

The advisory is shared at wordfence.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-76010 since 08/18/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/31/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• WordPress Plugin

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• smub

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• NextGEN Gallery Plugin

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• 4.4.0
• 4.4.1

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