What were the most critical CVEs disclosed this week?

This week's roundup covers 53 vulnerability disclosures analyzed by Sherlock Forensics. 7 scored 9.0 or above (critical) and 46 rated high. Each CVE is grouped by vendor and assessed for real-world exploitability with patching priorities.

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Weekly Security Roundup: April 17 to April 24, 2026

The Week in Security

Other had 45 vulnerabilities this week including OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains Privilege (CVSS 9.9). WordPress had 1 high-severity issues worth watching. Oracle had 4 high-severity issues worth watching.

We tracked 53 vulnerabilities this week. 7 scored 9.0 or above. If you only have time for one thing today, scroll to "What To Do This Week" at the bottom.

Other Had a Rough Week

45 vulnerabilities across Other products this week. The worst: CVE-2026-41329 (CVSS 9.9) lets anyone bypass authentication. Patch now if you run Other.

CVE-2026-41329: OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains Privilege (CVSS 9.9)
CVE-2026-6885: Borg SPM Remote Code Execution (CVSS 9.8)
CVE-2026-39918: Vvveb prior to 1.0.8.1 contains Remote code (CVSS 9.8)
CVE-2026-33519: Incorrect Authorization CRITICAL (CVSS 9.8)
CVE-2026-26210: KTransformers through 0.5.3 unsafe (CVSS 9.8)
CVE-2026-23751: Kofax Capture Remote Code Execution (CVSS 9.8)
CVE-2026-40525: Auth Bypass (CVSS 9.1)
CVE-2026-6859: A flaw was found Vulnerability - Sherlock (CVSS 8.8)
CVE-2026-6631: Analysis: HIGH (CVSS 8.8)
CVE-2026-6581: Analysis: HIGH (CVSS 8.8)
CVE-2026-6518: Analysis: HIGH (CVSS 8.8)
CVE-2026-6249: Vvveb CMS 1.0.8 contains Remote code executio (CVSS 8.8)
CVE-2026-41352: OpenClaw Remote Code Execution (CVSS 8.8)
CVE-2026-41349: OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 agentic (CVSS 8.8)
CVE-2026-41468: Beghelli Sicuro24 SicuroWeb embeds (CVSS 8.7)
CVE-2026-41455: WeKan before 8.35 server-side request (CVSS 8.5)
CVE-2026-41454: WeKan before 8.35 missing authorization (CVSS 8.3)
CVE-2026-40516: Analysis: HIGH (CVSS 8.3)
CVE-2026-41296: OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains File read (CVSS 8.2)
CVE-2026-6832: Hermes WebUI Directory Traversal HIGH (CVSS 8.1)
CVE-2026-6248: The wpForo Forum plugin Remote code execution (CVSS 8.1)
CVE-2026-5966: ThreatSonar Anti-Ransomware developed by Dire (CVSS 8.1)
CVE-2026-5364: Drag and Drop File Upload RCE (CVSS 8.1)
CVE-2026-41353: OpenClaw before 2026.3.22 access (CVSS 8.1)
CVE-2026-34428: Vvveb prior to 1.0.8.1 contains File read (CVSS 7.7)
CVE-2026-41297: OpenClaw before 2026.3.31 contains Vulnerabi (CVSS 7.6)
CVE-2026-5710: Analysis: HIGH (CVSS 7.5)
CVE-2026-40515: Analysis: HIGH (CVSS 7.5)
CVE-2026-3489: Analysis: HIGH (CVSS 7.5)
CVE-2026-2262: Analysis: HIGH (CVSS 7.5)
CVE-2026-6662: Analysis: HIGH (CVSS 7.3)
CVE-2026-6635: A security vulnerability has Vulnerability (CVSS 7.3)
CVE-2026-6605: Analysis: HIGH (CVSS 7.3)
CVE-2026-6604: Analysis: HIGH (CVSS 7.3)
CVE-2026-6603: Analysis: HIGH (CVSS 7.3)
CVE-2026-6602: Analysis: HIGH (CVSS 7.3)
CVE-2026-6596: Analysis: HIGH (CVSS 7.3)
CVE-2026-6580: A security vulnerability has Vulnerability (CVSS 7.3)
CVE-2026-6574: Analysis: HIGH (CVSS 7.3)
CVE-2026-6569: Analysis: HIGH (CVSS 7.3)
CVE-2026-6568: Analysis: HIGH (CVSS 7.3)
CVE-2026-5231: Analysis: HIGH (CVSS 7.2)
CVE-2026-4132: HTTP Headers Plugin RCE HIGH (CVSS 7.2)
CVE-2026-40520: FreePBX RCE HIGH (CVSS 7.2)
CVE-2026-41299: OpenClaw before 2026.3.28 contains Access co (CVSS 7.1)

WordPress Hit With CVSS 8.1

CVE-2026-5478 scores a 8.1. WordPress needs your attention.

CVE-2026-5478: The Everest Forms plugin File read (CVSS 8.1)

Oracle Patches 4 Vulnerabilities

4 vulnerabilities across Oracle products this week. The worst: CVE-2026-34305 (CVSS 7.5) lets anyone bypass authentication. Patch now if you run Oracle.

CVE-2026-34305: Oracle HIGH (CVSS 7.5)
CVE-2026-34282: Oracle Denial of Service HIGH (CVSS 7.5)
CVE-2026-22016: Oracle HIGH (CVSS 7.5)
CVE-2026-34292: Oracle HIGH (CVSS 7.2)

IBM Patches 2 Vulnerabilities

2 vulnerabilities across IBM products this week. The worst: CVE-2026-3621 (CVSS 7.5) lets anyone bypass authentication. Patch now if you run IBM.

CVE-2026-3621: IBM WebSphere Application Server (CVSS 7.5)
CVE-2026-5935: IBM Total Storage Service Remote code (CVSS 7.3)

Google Hit With CVSS 7.2

CVE-2026-5464 scores a 7.2. Google lets attackers run code on your systems.

CVE-2026-5464: ExactMetrics - Google Analytics Remote (CVSS 7.2)

By the Numbers

Total CVEs analyzed	53
Critical (9.0+)	7
High (7.0-8.9)	46
Remote code execution	29
Authentication bypass	22
Cross-site scripting	0
SQL injection	0

What To Do This Week

One action item per vendor. Start at the top and work down.

Other: Update immediately. 7 critical-severity issues patched this week.
WordPress: Review and patch 1 high-severity vulnerabilities when possible.
Oracle: Review and patch 4 high-severity vulnerabilities when possible.
IBM: Review and patch 2 high-severity vulnerabilities when possible.
Google: Review and patch 1 high-severity vulnerabilities when possible.