CVE-2026-17522

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.45.4
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

“—” beside the score: it is equal to the CVSS score beside it.

Score 5.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-29. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 5.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1, EPSS, GitHub Security Advisory
Trending — 3 sources updated this week

Also known asEUVD-2026-68046 (ENISA EUVD) · GHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 (GitHub Security Advisories)Source: ENISA EUVD

5.4EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorRemediate within your standard update timelines (the SSVC decision on this page).
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.1%CVSS: 5.4Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

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

The CVE record's CNA (WPScan) lists Newsletters versions before 4.17 as affected. No release containing a fix is confirmed on record.

The Newsletters WordPress plugin before 4.17 does not perform any nonce or capability check when saving one of its settings screens, and writes every submitted parameter into its own options, allowing attackers to make a logged in administrator overwrite arbitrary Newsletters WordPress plugin before 4.17 settings, including the credential protecting its API, via a Cross-Site Request Forgery attack.

CVSS v3
5.4
EG Score
5.4MEDIUMmedium confidence
EG Risk
24
EG Risk 24/100

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score. It fuses impact severity (EG Severity, the CVSS base score, never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score) with real-world exploitation and automatability, under weights EchelonGraph set by hand, so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner.

How it’s computed (value × EchelonGraph’s weight)
Severity54% × 45%
Impact severity (EG Severity): CVSS 5.4 of 10. Never the KEV-floored or EPSS-lifted EG Score.
Exploitation<0.1% × 40%
FIRST EPSS: the 30-day exploitation probability when EchelonGraph scored this CVE.
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA's SSVC Automatable value: no (Vulnrichment).
SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph): Track at every mission impact level.
Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE.
Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
EPSS PROB
0.1%
EPSS %ILE
3rd
KEV
Not listed

What the EG score is made of (scorer v4.0: the three questions the 0–10 score mixes, published apart · methodology)

The EG score (5.4): severity, escalated by confirmed exploitation. This CVE's 5.4 is its impact severity (EG Severity), not escalated.

EG Severity
5.4 MEDIUMCVSS-B, impact only: no KEV listing, EPSS or EG-KEV tier raises it.GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
EG Likelihood
0.1% within 30 daysSource: FIRST EPSS. FIRST's exploitation probability, not an EchelonGraph model.
Confirmed exploitation
None on record (CISA KEV, EG-KEV Tier 1)Reported apart from the likelihood: an observed fact, not a probability.
EG Priority
SSVC Track at medium mission impactTrack at every mission impact level.CISA BOD 26-04: 60 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.Each input and its source: the SSVC and BOD 26-04 blocks below.

SSVC (CISA's decision table, applied by EchelonGraph)Track at every mission impact level.

No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). All three are CISA's SSVC values (Vulnrichment). EchelonGraph applied CISA's decision table to them; CISA publishes SSVC inputs and the table, not a decision for each CVE. Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it. CISA's table makes it high when Mission Prevalence is Essential — the vulnerable component "directly provides capabilities that constitute at least one MEF for at least one entity" (MEF: mission essential function) — or when Public Well-Being Impact is Irreversible: "multiple fatalities are likely", the cyber-physical system "is likely lost or destroyed", "extreme or serious externalities" are imposed on other parties, or social systems such as elections or the financial grid "are destabilized and potentially collapse". CISA's decision table

BOD 26-04 (CISA's remediation timeline, Table 1)60 days if the affected system is publicly exposed; Fix on system upgrade if it is not.

In CISA KEV no (CISA's KEV catalog) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Whether your system is publicly exposed is yours to answer. BOD 26-04 binds US Federal Civilian Executive Branch agencies; for anyone else it is CISA's published timeline, a reference rather than an obligation. The directive · how EchelonGraph applies it

Published

August 29, 2026

Last Modified

August 31, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 30, 2026
No fix on record yet.
Web page

Newsletters < 4.17 – Arbitrary Plugin Option Update via CSRF | CVE 2026-17522 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/ebb8d4b7-14b5-49ed-b727-129123d6ce45/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-17522(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 6× in last 7d / 48× in last 30d)

Each row is a time one of our pipelines fetched, updated or re-scored this CVE. 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. An arrow marks a change the record states ("CVSS v3 → 9.1"); EPSS and GHSA rows show the values recorded at that time, not what changed (EPSS values are rounded; hover one for the exact figures). Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 99 of 121 refreshes on record for this CVE.

A repeat, a row identical to one the same pipeline wrote less than 10 seconds earlier, is not a separate refresh and is not counted. 1 repeat row among the latest 100 is merged into the row it repeats. The 22 oldest rows on record are not shown and were not checked, so the counts can still include repeats.

  1. 2026-10-26 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.1% · 3rd percentile
  2. 2026-10-25 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS 0.1% · 3rd percentile
  3. 2026-10-25 14:46 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-10-23 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  5. 2026-10-23 06:18 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-10-23 06:17 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  7. 2026-10-18 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  8. 2026-10-18 04:00 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-10-15 16:31 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  10. 2026-10-14 16:32 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  11. 2026-10-13 16:33 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  12. 2026-10-12 16:28 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-10-11 20:08 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-10-11 17:21 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-10-11 14:53 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-10-11 13:48 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  17. 2026-10-10 19:59 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  18. 2026-10-10 09:36 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-10-10 09:36 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  20. 2026-10-09 20:06 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  21. 2026-10-09 06:50 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-10-09 06:50 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  23. 2026-10-08 17:11 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  24. 2026-10-08 05:35 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-10-08 05:34 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
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  1. 2026-10-07 23:47 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  2. 2026-10-07 04:31 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  3. 2026-10-06 03:27 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  4. 2026-10-06 03:27 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  5. 2026-10-05 02:20 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-10-05 02:20 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  7. 2026-10-04 23:21 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  8. 2026-10-04 01:13 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-10-04 01:13 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  10. 2026-10-03 14:25 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  11. 2026-10-02 22:00 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  12. 2026-10-01 20:57 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-10-01 20:57 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  14. 2026-10-01 19:49 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  15. 2026-09-30 19:48 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-30 19:48 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  17. 2026-09-30 15:02 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  18. 2026-09-29 11:54 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-29 11:53 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  20. 2026-09-28 13:51 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  21. 2026-09-28 10:29 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-28 10:29 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  23. 2026-09-27 13:47 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  24. 2026-09-27 09:26 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-27 09:26 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  26. 2026-09-26 15:58 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  27. 2026-09-26 08:01 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  28. 2026-09-24 22:07 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-09-24 22:07 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  30. 2026-09-23 20:01 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-09-23 20:01 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  32. 2026-09-22 18:57 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-09-22 18:57 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  34. 2026-09-21 17:54 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  35. 2026-09-20 16:50 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-09-20 16:50 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  37. 2026-09-19 15:39 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-09-19 15:39 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  39. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  40. 2026-09-18 14:36 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-09-18 14:36 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  42. 2026-09-17 13:33 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-09-17 13:33 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  44. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  45. 2026-09-16 12:29 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-09-16 12:29 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  47. 2026-09-16 05:14 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  48. 2026-09-15 11:26 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-09-15 11:26 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  50. 2026-09-14 10:23 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-09-14 10:23 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  52. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  53. 2026-09-13 09:19 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  54. 2026-09-12 08:16 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-09-12 08:16 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  56. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  57. 2026-09-11 09:36 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  58. 2026-09-11 07:12 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-09-11 07:12 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  60. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  61. 2026-09-10 06:09 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  62. 2026-09-09 05:06 UTCEG score recompute
  63. 2026-09-09 05:06 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  64. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  65. 2026-09-08 04:02 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 2026-09-08 04:02 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  67. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  68. 2026-09-07 02:58 UTCEG score recompute
  69. 2026-09-07 02:58 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  70. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescoreEPSS <0.1% · below the 1st percentile
  71. 2026-09-06 01:52 UTCEG score recompute
  72. 2026-09-06 01:52 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4
  73. 2026-09-05 00:49 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-09-05 00:49 UTCGHSA enrichmentGHSA-mx7c-44xm-6gm6 · GitHub CVSS 5.4

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-17522?
CVE-2026-17522 is a medium-severity vulnerability; its CVE record was published on August 29, 2026. The Newsletters WordPress plugin before 4.17 does not perform any nonce or capability check when saving one of its settings screens, and writes every submitted parameter into its own options, allowing attackers to make a logged in administrator overwrite arbitrary Newsletters WordPress plugin…
When was the CVE record for CVE-2026-17522 published?
The CVE record for CVE-2026-17522 was published on August 29, 2026. That is the record's publication date; the vulnerability itself may have been made public earlier. EchelonGraph's copy of the record carries a last-modified date of August 31, 2026; the record at its source may have been updated since.
Is CVE-2026-17522 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-17522 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (3rd percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-17522?
CVE-2026-17522 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.4 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-17522?
No fix for CVE-2026-17522 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The CVE record's CNA (WPScan) lists Newsletters versions before 4.17 as affected. No release containing a fix is confirmed on record. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-17522 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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