CVE-2026-12586

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-02. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

The Lenxel WP WordPress theme through 1.0.31 does not perform any authorization or ownership check on its password-reset action, validating only a CSRF nonce, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of any user (including an administrator) and take over the account.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(high)
EG Risk
52(Track*)
EG Risk 52/100SSVC: 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
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Watch closely — could escalate to Attend.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 2, 2026

Last Modified

August 4, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 4, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Lenxel WP <= 1.0.31 – Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Arbitrary Password Reset | CVE 2026-12586 | Theme Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/84555dc3-b35e-478f-b681-ea0a0fe481d9/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-12586(1)

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

Weakness Classification(2)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 28× in last 7d / 79× 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.

  1. 2026-08-21 03:42 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 03:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 16:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 05:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 19:02 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-19 19:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-19 07:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 20:29 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 20:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 09:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 22:45 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-17 22:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-17 11:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-17 01:00 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-17 01:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-16 14:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-16 03:16 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-16 03:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-15 16:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-15 05:32 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-15 05:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-14 18:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-14 07:47 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-14 07:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-13 20:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-13 10:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-12 23:09 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-12 23:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-12 12:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-12 01:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-11 14:31 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-11 14:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-11 03:39 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-11 03:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-10 23:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-10 16:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-10 05:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-09 19:03 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-09 19:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-09 08:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-08 21:19 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-08 21:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-08-08 10:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-07 23:35 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-08-07 23:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-07 12:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-07 01:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-06 14:59 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-08-06 14:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-08-06 04:06 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-08-06 04:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-08-05 17:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-05 06:22 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-08-05 06:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-04 19:26 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-08-04 19:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-04 18:21 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.10
  46. 2026-08-04 18:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-04 18:20 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.1 · severity → HIGH
  48. 2026-08-04 15:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-08-04 10:38 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-08-03 10:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-02 06:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-02 06:35 UTCNVD update
  53. 2026-08-02 06:07 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-08-02 06:04 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-12586?
CVE-2026-12586 is a high vulnerability published on August 2, 2026. The Lenxel WP WordPress theme through 1.0.31 does not perform any authorization or ownership check on its password-reset action, validating only a CSRF nonce, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of any user (including an administrator) and take over the account.
When was CVE-2026-12586 disclosed?
CVE-2026-12586 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 2, 2026, with the most recent update on August 4, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-12586 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-12586 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 93.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-12586?
CVE-2026-12586 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-12586?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-12586, 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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