CVE-2026-17044

HIGHPre-NVD 8.68.6—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.6 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-09. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 8.6; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.6Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The Iptanus File Upload WordPress plugin before 5.1.8 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users.

CVSS v3
8.6
EG Score
8.6(high)
EG Risk
54(Track)
EG Risk 54/100SSVC: 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
Severity86% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
18%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 9, 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

WordPress File Upload < 5.1.8 – Unauthenticated SQL Injection via uniqueuploadid | CVE 2026-17044 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/364c99a4-4ce9-4e5f-bccc-2b4081e4031d/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-17044(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 28× in last 7d / 44× 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 02:32 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-20 02:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-19 14:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-19 03:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-18 15:39 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-18 15:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-18 03:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-17 15:45 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-17 15:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-17 04:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-16 16:30 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-16 16:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-16 04:54 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-16 04:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-15 17:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-15 05:40 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-15 05:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-14 18:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-14 06:25 UTCEG score recompute
Show 19 more
  1. 2026-08-14 06:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-13 18:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-13 07:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-12 19:34 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-12 19:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-12 07:57 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-12 07:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-11 20:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-11 20:10 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.60
  12. 2026-08-11 20:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-11 20:10 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.6 · severity → HIGH
  14. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-09 06:23 UTCNVD update
  18. 2026-08-09 06:05 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-09 06:05 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-17044?
CVE-2026-17044 is a high vulnerability published on August 9, 2026. The Iptanus File Upload WordPress plugin before 5.1.8 does not properly sanitise and escape a parameter before using it in a SQL statement, leading to an SQL injection exploitable by unauthenticated users.
When was CVE-2026-17044 disclosed?
CVE-2026-17044 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 9, 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-2026-17044 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-17044 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 81.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-17044?
CVE-2026-17044 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.6 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-17044?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-17044, 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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