CVE-2026-10525

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.16.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.1 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-17. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
6.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.1Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The NEX-Forms WordPress plugin before 9.2.3 does not sanitise and escape some submitted form data before storing it and outputting it back in the admin dashboard, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability which could allow unauthenticated users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against high privilege users such as administrators when they view the submitted entries.

CVSS v3
6.1
EG Score
6.1(medium)
EG Risk
43(Track)
EG Risk 43/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity61% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
20%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 17, 2026

Last Modified

July 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 17, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

NEX-Forms < 9.2.3 – Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Form Submission | CVE 2026-10525 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d1e191e6-ff5b-4cb8-9b12-8ae73cf0d2f0/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-10525(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 15× in last 7d / 75× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-08-30 03:22 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-30 03:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-30 01:21 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-28 21:40 UTCEPSS rescore
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  6. 2026-08-28 01:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  9. 2026-08-27 01:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  12. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
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  24. 2026-08-19 23:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-18 21:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  3. 2026-08-17 21:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  25. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  27. 2026-08-08 15:21 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-08-08 15:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  44. 2026-08-02 12:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  47. 2026-08-01 12:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  50. 2026-07-31 12:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  53. 2026-07-30 12:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  59. 2026-07-28 11:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  62. 2026-07-27 11:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-10525?
CVE-2026-10525 is a medium vulnerability published on July 17, 2026. The NEX-Forms WordPress plugin before 9.2.3 does not sanitise and escape some submitted form data before storing it and outputting it back in the admin dashboard, leading to a Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability which could allow unauthenticated users to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting…
When was CVE-2026-10525 disclosed?
CVE-2026-10525 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-10525 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-10525 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 80.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-10525?
CVE-2026-10525 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.1 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-10525?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-10525, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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