CVE-2026-14864

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.45.4—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 5.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-02. 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 — 3 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 JetEngine WordPress plugin before 3.8.12 does not escape a post meta value before outputting it through one of its shortcodes, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the context of higher-privileged users such as administrators.

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
3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 2, 2026

Last Modified

August 3, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 3, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

JetEngine < 3.8.12 – Contributor+ Stored XSS via jet_engine Shortcode | CVE 2026-14864 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/7222601e-4f2b-4dfb-88aa-692a556f3e86/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-14864(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 19× in last 7d / 55× 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. 2026-08-20 02:47 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-20 02:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-19 00:37 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-19 00:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-17 22:26 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-17 22:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-16 20:16 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-16 20:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-15 18:07 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-15 18:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-14 15:58 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-14 15:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-13 13:49 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-13 13:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-12 11:41 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-12 11:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-11 09:32 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-11 09:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-10 23:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-10 07:23 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-10 07:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-09 05:15 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-09 05:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-08 03:07 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-08 03:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-07 00:58 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-07 00:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-05 22:50 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-05 22:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-04 20:42 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-04 20:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-04 15:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-04 10:38 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-03 18:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-03 17:56 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.40
  24. 2026-08-03 17:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-03 17:53 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 5.4 · severity → MEDIUM
  26. 2026-08-03 10:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-08-02 06:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-02 06:35 UTCNVD update
  29. 2026-08-02 06:08 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-02 06:04 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-14864?
CVE-2026-14864 is a medium vulnerability published on August 2, 2026. The JetEngine WordPress plugin before 3.8.12 does not escape a post meta value before outputting it through one of its shortcodes, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the context of higher-privileged users such as…
When was CVE-2026-14864 disclosed?
CVE-2026-14864 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 2, 2026, with the most recent update on August 3, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-14864 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-14864 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 96.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-14864?
CVE-2026-14864 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-14864?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-14864, 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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