CVE-2026-16968

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-05. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.168 does not restrict a user-search handler to users allowed to list users, allowing any authenticated user with Contributor-level access or higher to retrieve the email addresses of all registered users, including administrators.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(high)
EG Risk
45(Track)
EG Risk 45/100SSVC: 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
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
13%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 5, 2026

Last Modified

August 5, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 5, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

GeoDirectory < 2.8.168 – Contributor+ User Email Disclosure via geodir_json_search_users | CVE 2026-16968 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d7a4e3ee-507d-44fb-9386-27ad67158cdc/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16968(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 18× in last 7d / 50× 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 20:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-19 18:54 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-19 18:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-18 15:47 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-18 15:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-17 11:45 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-17 11:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-16 09:55 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-16 09:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-15 08:11 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-15 08:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-14 06:26 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-14 06:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-13 04:41 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-13 04:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-12 02:57 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-08-12 02:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-11 01:13 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-11 01:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-09 23:29 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-09 23:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-08 21:45 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-08 21:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-07 20:00 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-07 20:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-06 18:16 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-06 18:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-05 16:31 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-05 16:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-05 15:26 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.50
  21. 2026-08-05 15:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-05 15:25 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  23. 2026-08-05 07:19 UTCNVD update
  24. 2026-08-05 06:20 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-05 06:20 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16968?
CVE-2026-16968 is a medium vulnerability published on August 5, 2026. The GeoDirectory WordPress plugin before 2.8.168 does not restrict a user-search handler to users allowed to list users, allowing any authenticated user with Contributor-level access or higher to retrieve the email addresses of all registered users, including administrators.
When was CVE-2026-16968 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16968 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 5, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16968 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16968 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 87.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16968?
CVE-2026-16968 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16968?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16968, 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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