CVE-2026-18197

MEDIUMNVD 6.16.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 6.1 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-29. NVD baseline CVSS 6.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Link Library allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS).

This issue affects Link Library: before 7.9.4.

CVSS v3
6.1
EG Score
6.1(medium)
EG Risk
28(Track)
EG Risk 28/100SSVC: 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
Severity61% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 29, 2026

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 29, 2026
Patch available.
generic Patch Available

Link Library - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting - Research Advisory | Tenable®

https://tenable.com/security/research/tra-2026-52
generic

Link Library – WordPress plugin | WordPress.org

https://wordpress.org/plugins/link-library/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-18197(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 16× in last 7d / 85× 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 23:24 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-29 23:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-27 09:44 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-27 09:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-26 10:39 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-26 10:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-08-25 11:34 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-25 11:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-24 12:30 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-24 12:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-23 13:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-22 14:21 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-22 14:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-21 23:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-21 15:08 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-21 15:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-20 16:03 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-20 16:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-19 16:57 UTCEG score recompute▼ 0.30
  2. 2026-08-19 16:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-19 16:44 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 6.1
  4. 2026-08-19 01:38 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-19 01:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-18 02:34 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-18 02:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-17 03:28 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-17 03:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-16 04:23 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-16 04:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-08-15 05:19 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-15 05:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-14 06:14 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-14 06:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-13 07:10 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-08-13 07:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-08-12 07:49 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-08-12 07:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-08-11 08:45 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-11 08:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-08-10 09:41 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-10 09:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-08-09 10:36 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-08-09 10:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-08-08 11:31 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-08-08 11:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-08-07 12:26 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-08-07 12:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-08-06 13:21 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-08-06 13:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-05 14:16 UTCEG score recompute
  46. 2026-08-05 14:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  48. 2026-08-04 14:33 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-08-04 14:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-04 10:38 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-03 15:29 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-08-03 15:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-03 10:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-08-02 16:24 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-08-02 16:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-02 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  57. 2026-08-01 17:19 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-08-01 17:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-01 04:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-07-31 18:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-30 19:09 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-07-30 19:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-07-30 12:27 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-07-30 12:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-07-30 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  66. 2026-07-29 13:19 UTCEG score recompute
  67. 2026-07-29 13:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-07-29 08:18 UTCEG score recompute
  69. 2026-07-29 07:40 UTCEG score recompute
  70. 2026-07-29 07:37 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-18197?
CVE-2026-18197 is a medium vulnerability published on July 29, 2026. Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') vulnerability in Link Library allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This issue affects Link Library: before 7.9.4.
When was CVE-2026-18197 disclosed?
CVE-2026-18197 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 29, 2026, with the most recent update on August 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-18197 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-18197 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 94.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-18197?
CVE-2026-18197 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-18197?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-18197, 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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