CVE-2026-12689

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.45.4—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 5.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-24. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 5.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this weekElevated
5.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.4Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

The ProfileGrid WordPress plugin before 5.9.9.7 does not perform any authorization or ownership check on some of its private-message thread actions, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access and above to soft-delete, tamper with the metadata of, and mark as read other users' private message threads.

CVSS v3
5.4
EG Score
5.4(high)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity54% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 24, 2026

Last Modified

July 24, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jul 26, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

ProfileGrid < 5.9.9.7 – Subscriber+ Cross-User Private Message Thread Deletion and Tampering via Missing Authorization | CVE 2026-12689 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7368fe32-9415-47c3-b94b-b85ca1a0d101/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-12689(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 20× in last 7d / 24× 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. 2026-07-31 13:09 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-31 13:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-30 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-30 11:10 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-07-30 11:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-29 09:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-28 07:12 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-28 07:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-07-27 14:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-07-27 05:04 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-27 05:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-26 14:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-26 03:04 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-07-26 03:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-25 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-24 20:13 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.40
  19. 2026-07-24 20:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-24 20:12 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 5.4 · severity → MEDIUM
  21. 2026-07-24 14:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-24 08:11 UTCNVD update
  23. 2026-07-24 06:37 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-24 06:36 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-12689?
CVE-2026-12689 is a medium vulnerability published on July 24, 2026. The ProfileGrid WordPress plugin before 5.9.9.7 does not perform any authorization or ownership check on some of its private-message thread actions, allowing authenticated users with Subscriber-level access and above to soft-delete, tamper with the metadata of, and mark as read other users' private…
When was CVE-2026-12689 disclosed?
CVE-2026-12689 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-12689 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-12689 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 96.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-12689?
CVE-2026-12689 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-12689?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-12689, 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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