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Unknown Personal QR Message — Personal QR Message <= 1.0 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Upload
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N L N N U H H H 9.8 .0050 41.1 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Personal QR Message unspecified —
TIMELINE
Jul 20 Reserved by WPScan
Aug 3 Published (CNA: WPScan)
Aug 4 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16250 (Unknown Personal QR Message). Public exploit reference added.
Description
The Personal QR Message WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not restrict the file types that can be uploaded through an unauthenticated handler, allowing unauthenticated users to upload arbitrary executable PHP files that are directly reachable, leading to remote code execution.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| July 20, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by WPScan |
| August 3, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: WPScan) |
| August 4, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-16250 (Unknown Personal QR Message). Public exploit reference added. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| Unknown | Personal QR Message | — | — | — |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-16250 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.