Unauthenticated code execution via debug-log cookie names
Published Sep 5, 2026 · Updated Sep 7, 2026
Code injection in WPMU DEV Hummingbird Performance 3.21.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute PHP through a debug log. The log_msg() path writes raw wphb_cache_ cookie names into a web-accessible PHP log after a namespace-mismatched class_exists() check omits its protective die header. Exploitation requires non-default Page Caching and Debug Log settings plus front-end creation or rotation of the log, after which injected PHP runs with the WordPress process's access.
Summary
What happened
Code injection in WPMU DEV Hummingbird Performance 3.21.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute PHP through a debug log. The log_msg() path writes raw wphb_cache_ cookie names into a web-accessible PHP log after a namespace-mismatched class_exists() check omits its protective die header. Exploitation requires non-default Page Caching and Debug Log settings plus front-end creation or rotation of the log, after which injected PHP runs with the WordPress process's access.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-83627
- Published
- Sep 5, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 7, 2026
- Vendor
- WPMU DEV
- Product
- Hummingbird Performance
- Classifications
- CWE-94, T1190
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 5, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 7, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <=3.21.0
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