CVE-2026-16949

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.85.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 5.8 under CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 89% 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
5.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 5.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The Term Pages WordPress plugin before 2.0.0 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks.

CVSS v3
5.8
EG Score
5.8(medium)
EG Risk
41(Track)
EG Risk 41/100SSVC: 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
Severity58% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
11%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 10, 2026

Last Modified

August 26, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

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

Term Pages < 2.0.0 – Unauthenticated SQL Injection via tp_lookup | CVE 2026-16949 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3e07356a-5ac8-4d9f-bef2-65aaecbf1419/

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 39× 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. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-29 10:12 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-27 19:45 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-26 16:57 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-26 01:17 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-24 23:08 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-23 20:59 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-22 18:51 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-21 16:42 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-20 14:33 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-19 12:24 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-18 10:13 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-17 08:03 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-16 05:54 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-15 03:46 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-14 01:37 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-12 23:28 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-11 20:45 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.80
  9. 2026-08-11 20:45 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 5.8 · severity → MEDIUM
  10. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-10 07:19 UTCNVD update
  13. 2026-08-10 06:41 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-10 06:41 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16949?
CVE-2026-16949 is a medium vulnerability published on August 10, 2026. The Term Pages WordPress plugin before 2.0.0 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform SQL injection attacks.
When was CVE-2026-16949 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16949 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 10, 2026, with the most recent update on August 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16949 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16949 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 88.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16949?
CVE-2026-16949 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16949?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16949, 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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