CVE-2026-19225

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.66.6—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.6 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-27. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.6; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
6.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.6Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The Defender Security WordPress plugin before 6.2.0 does not restrict a network-wide setting to network administrators, allowing an administrator of any single site on a multisite network to execute arbitrary code across the entire network.

CVSS v3
6.6
EG Score
6.6(high)
EG Risk
30(Track)
EG Risk 30/100SSVC: 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
Severity66% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
21%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 27, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 27, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Defender Security < 6.2.0 – Admin+ Network-Wide RCE via Hub Connector on Multisite | CVE 2026-19225 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/5adace73-b1e5-4f1b-9676-6e9619dc54c4/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-19225(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 / 16× 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 17:21 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-29 17:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-28 19:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-28 15:26 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-28 15:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-27 17:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-27 16:50 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.60
  10. 2026-08-27 16:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-27 16:43 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.6 · severity → MEDIUM
  12. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-27 06:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-27 06:17 UTCNVD update
  15. 2026-08-27 06:15 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-27 06:11 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-19225?
CVE-2026-19225 is a medium vulnerability published on August 27, 2026. The Defender Security WordPress plugin before 6.2.0 does not restrict a network-wide setting to network administrators, allowing an administrator of any single site on a multisite network to execute arbitrary code across the entire network.
When was CVE-2026-19225 disclosed?
CVE-2026-19225 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 27, 2026, with the most recent update on August 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-19225 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-19225 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 79.0% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-19225?
CVE-2026-19225 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.6 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-19225?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-19225, 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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