CVE-2026-15457

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.94.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 4.9 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-17. a secondary CVSS source baseline 4.9; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
4.9EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 4.9Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.13 via the 'family' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level access and above, to delete arbitrary directories on the server, which can result in loss of data and availability.

CVSS v3
4.9
EG Score
4.9(medium)
EG Risk
23(Track)
EG Risk 23/100SSVC: 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
Severity49% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
64%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 17, 2026

Last Modified

July 21, 2026

References (10)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-15457(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 17× in last 7d / 82× 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 03:23 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-30 03:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
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  6. 2026-08-27 21:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-08-23 17:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  20. 2026-08-22 19:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  23. 2026-08-21 20:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-19 23:33 UTCEG score recompute
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  3. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
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  28. 2026-08-11 08:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  37. 2026-08-08 13:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  43. 2026-08-05 18:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  45. 2026-08-04 19:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
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  49. 2026-08-03 21:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  52. 2026-08-02 22:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  55. 2026-08-02 00:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  57. 2026-08-01 02:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  59. 2026-07-31 03:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  68. 2026-07-28 08:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  74. 2026-07-26 11:21 UTCEG score recompute
  75. 2026-07-26 11:21 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-15457?
CVE-2026-15457 is a medium vulnerability published on July 17, 2026. The Kirki – Freeform Page Builder, Website Builder & Customizer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Directory Traversal in all versions up to, and including, 6.0.13 via the 'family' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with editor-level access and above, to delete…
When was CVE-2026-15457 disclosed?
CVE-2026-15457 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 17, 2026, with the most recent update on July 21, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-15457 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-15457 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 36.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-15457?
CVE-2026-15457 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-15457?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-15457, 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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