CVE-2026-16617

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-19. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The Simple File List WordPress plugin through 6.3.11 does not properly sanitise and escape a file's description before outputting it on the public file list, allowing unauthenticated users (when front-end file management is enabled) to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the browser of any visitor viewing the list.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(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
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
27%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 19, 2026

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 19, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Simple File List <= 6.3.11 – Unauthenticated Stored XSS via File Description | CVE 2026-16617 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fc51a940-8e67-45d0-b47d-b16da288ebb3/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16617(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 12× in last 7d / 12× 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 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 19:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 07:05 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-20 07:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-19 18:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 18:04 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.80
  7. 2026-08-19 18:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-19 18:02 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
  9. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-19 06:21 UTCNVD update
  11. 2026-08-19 06:17 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-19 06:17 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16617?
CVE-2026-16617 is a high vulnerability published on August 19, 2026. The Simple File List WordPress plugin through 6.3.11 does not properly sanitise and escape a file's description before outputting it on the public file list, allowing unauthenticated users (when front-end file management is enabled) to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the…
When was CVE-2026-16617 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16617 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16617 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16617 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 72.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16617?
CVE-2026-16617 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16617?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16617, 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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