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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-6043

The Malcure Malware Scanner — #1 Toolset for WordPress Malware Removal plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion due to a missing capability check on the wpmr_d

Published Jul 16, 2025 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor

Last checked Oct 26, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-6043. EPSS is 0.67%. Act only if a listed version of Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.1
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.67%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor malcure Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor 0 ≤17.0

The Malcure Malware Scanner — #1 Toolset for WordPress Malware Removal plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion due to a missing capability check on the wpmr_delete_file() function in all versions up to, and including, 17.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files making remote code execution possible. This is only exploitable when advanced mode is enabled on the site.

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  • vendor malcure Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor 0 ≤17.00 ≤17.0

How to fix CVE-2025-6043

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-6043. EPSS is 0.67%. Act only if a listed version of Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with malcure Malcure Malware Shield — Removal, Repair, Monitor 0 ≤17.0 0 ≤17.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.67%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 16, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    The Malcure Malware Scanner — #1 Toolset for WordPress Malware Removal plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion due to a missing capability check on the wpmr_delete_file() function in all versions up to, and including, 17.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files making remote code execution possibl

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The Malcure Malware Scanner — #1 Toolset for WordPress Malware Removal plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion due to a missing capability check on the wpmr_delete_file() function in all versions up to, and including, 17.0. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with Subscriber-level access and above, to delete arbitrary files making remote code execution possibl

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-6043

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-6043

    30-day exploitation probability 0.67%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-21581

    The Malcure Malware Scanner — #1 Toolset for WordPress Malware Removal plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Arbitrary File Deletion due to a missing capability check on the wpmr_delete_file() function in all versions up to, and including, 17.0. This makes it possible for authent

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 21, 2026
  • EUVDOct 20, 2026