CVE-2026-16948

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-08. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The Solace Extra WordPress plugin before 1.6.1 does not perform capability checks in several of its AJAX actions and exposes the nonce that protects them on admin pages reachable by low-privileged users, allowing users with a role as low as Subscriber to modify site-wide presentation settings and delete imported site-builder content.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(high)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: 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
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
12%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 8, 2026

Last Modified

August 11, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 11, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Solace Extra < 1.6.1 – Subscriber+ Multiple Missing Authorization via Site-Wide Nonce Exposure | CVE 2026-16948 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/50e47ee9-cffc-4435-bc77-77fc65e9ff16/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16948(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 30× in last 7d / 51× 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 06:45 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-21 06:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 18:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 06:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 19:02 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-19 19:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-19 07:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 19:13 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-18 19:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-18 07:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 19:24 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-17 19:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-17 07:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-16 19:26 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-16 19:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-16 07:31 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-16 07:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-15 19:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-15 07:42 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-15 07:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-14 19:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-14 07:53 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-14 07:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-13 19:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-13 08:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-12 20:09 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-12 20:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-12 08:15 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-12 08:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-11 20:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-11 19:51 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.10
  16. 2026-08-11 19:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-11 19:50 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.1 · severity → HIGH
  18. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-11 02:32 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-11 02:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-08 07:19 UTCNVD update
  25. 2026-08-08 06:22 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-08 06:22 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16948?
CVE-2026-16948 is a high vulnerability published on August 8, 2026. The Solace Extra WordPress plugin before 1.6.1 does not perform capability checks in several of its AJAX actions and exposes the nonce that protects them on admin pages reachable by low-privileged users, allowing users with a role as low as Subscriber to modify site-wide presentation settings and…
When was CVE-2026-16948 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16948 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 8, 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-2026-16948 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16948 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 88.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16948?
CVE-2026-16948 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16948?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16948, 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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