CVE-2026-16298

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-10. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The FoodBoxBooker WordPress plugin before 1.0.7 does not properly validate the password reset request, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of arbitrary users, including administrators, which could lead to a full site takeover.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
59(Track)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: 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
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
27%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 10, 2026

Last Modified

August 11, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 18, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

FoodBoxBooker < 1.0.7 – Unauthenticated Arbitrary Password Reset | CVE 2026-16298 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d554361c-e6c7-4843-a9cc-005b08685a5b/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16298(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 54× in last 7d / 81× 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 04:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-21 00:41 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-21 00:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-20 20:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-20 16:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-20 12:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-20 07:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-20 03:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-19 23:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-19 19:10 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-19 19:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-19 14:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-19 10:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-19 06:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-19 01:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-18 21:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-18 17:25 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-18 17:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-18 13:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-18 08:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-18 04:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-18 00:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-17 20:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-17 15:58 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-17 15:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-17 11:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-17 07:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-17 03:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-16 23:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-16 18:59 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-16 18:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-16 14:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-16 10:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-16 06:22 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-16 06:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-16 02:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-15 21:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-15 17:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-15 13:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-15 09:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-15 05:11 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-15 05:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-15 00:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-14 20:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-14 16:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-14 12:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-14 08:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-14 03:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-13 23:47 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-13 23:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-08-13 19:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-08-13 15:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-13 11:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-08-13 06:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-13 02:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-12 22:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-12 18:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-12 14:07 UTCEG score recompute
  42. 2026-08-12 14:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-12 09:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-12 05:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-12 01:31 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-08-12 01:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-11 21:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-11 20:30 UTCEG score recompute▲ 9.80
  50. 2026-08-11 20:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-11 20:30 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 9.8 · severity → CRITICAL
  52. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-08-10 07:19 UTCNVD update
  55. 2026-08-10 06:42 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-08-10 06:41 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16298?
CVE-2026-16298 is a critical vulnerability published on August 10, 2026. The FoodBoxBooker WordPress plugin before 1.0.7 does not properly validate the password reset request, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of arbitrary users, including administrators, which could lead to a full site takeover.
When was CVE-2026-16298 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16298 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 10, 2026, with the most recent update on August 11, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16298 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16298 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 72.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16298?
CVE-2026-16298 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16298?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16298, 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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