The Rest Routes WordPress plugin through 5.5.5 does not sanitize and validate a value taken from the URL of one of its public REST routes before using it in a SQL query, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks.
CVE-2026-16061
HIGHPre-NVD 8.68.6—Trending — 5 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
This high-severity CVE scores 8.6 under CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 93% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: cisa-adp, epss
8.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.6Exploit: None knownExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.6
- EG Score
- 8.6(medium)
- EG Risk
- 54(Track)EG Risk 54/100SSVC: 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 computedSeverity86% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 7%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 29, 2026
Last Modified
August 30, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Aug 30, 2026🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available
Rest Routes <= 5.5.5 – Unauthenticated SQLi via custom-tables/tables/{table_name} | CVE 2026-16061 | Plugin Vulnerabilities
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/a5114034-797c-44cd-ba9b-6ab3655fd3e8/Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16061(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 9× in last 7d / 9× 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.
- 2026-08-30 01:30 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-30 01:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-30 01:09 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.60
- 2026-08-30 01:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-30 01:08 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.6 · severity → HIGH
- 2026-08-29 06:21 UTCNVD update
- 2026-08-29 06:14 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-29 06:12 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-16061?
CVE-2026-16061 is a high vulnerability published on August 29, 2026. The Rest Routes WordPress plugin through 5.5.5 does not sanitize and validate a value taken from the URL of one of its public REST routes before using it in a SQL query, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks.
When was CVE-2026-16061 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16061 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 29, 2026, with the most recent update on August 30, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16061 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16061 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 92.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16061?
CVE-2026-16061 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.6 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16061?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16061, 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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