CVE-2026-14829

HIGHPre-NVD 8.28.2—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-06. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 8.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
8.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.2Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

The Checkimate — WooCommerce Checkout, Abandoned Cart Recovery & Order Bumps WordPress plugin through 1.0.13 does not properly restrict access to its license-management functionality, relying on a shared secret computed entirely from publicly available information, allowing unauthenticated attackers to deactivate the Checkimate — WooCommerce Checkout, Abandoned Cart Recovery & Order Bumps WordPress plugin through 1.0.13's premium licensing state and erase the stored license key.

CVSS v3
8.2
EG Score
8.2(high)
EG Risk
68(Attend)
EG Risk 68/100SSVC: Attend

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
Severity82% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
9%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 6, 2026

Last Modified

August 6, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 6, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Checkimate <= 1.0.13 – Unauthenticated License Deactivation via Hardcoded Secret | CVE 2026-14829 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/988d296f-9a85-4f6f-876e-c7379c9a3f3c/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-14829(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 29× in last 7d / 69× 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 03:40 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 03:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 16:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 05:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 18:51 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-19 18:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-19 07:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 20:26 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 20:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 09:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 22:44 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-17 22:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-17 11:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-17 01:02 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-17 01:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-16 14:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-16 03:20 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-16 03:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-15 16:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-15 05:38 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-15 05:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-14 18:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-14 07:55 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-14 07:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-13 21:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-13 10:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-12 23:22 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-12 23:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-12 12:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-12 01:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-11 14:49 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-11 14:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-11 03:58 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-11 03:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-10 23:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-10 17:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-10 06:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-09 19:25 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-09 19:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-08-09 08:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-08 21:44 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-08-08 21:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-08-08 10:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-08 00:02 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-08 00:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-07 13:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-07 02:20 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-08-07 02:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-06 15:29 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-08-06 15:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-06 14:44 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.20
  39. 2026-08-06 14:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-06 14:41 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.2 · severity → HIGH
  41. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-08-06 07:17 UTCNVD update
  43. 2026-08-06 06:25 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-08-06 06:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-14829?
CVE-2026-14829 is a high vulnerability published on August 6, 2026. The Checkimate — WooCommerce Checkout, Abandoned Cart Recovery & Order Bumps WordPress plugin through 1.0.13 does not properly restrict access to its license-management functionality, relying on a shared secret computed entirely from publicly available information, allowing unauthenticated…
When was CVE-2026-14829 disclosed?
CVE-2026-14829 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 6, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-14829 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-14829 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 90.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-14829?
CVE-2026-14829 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.2 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-14829?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-14829, 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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