CVE-2026-19718

HIGHPre-NVD 8.18.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-26. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 8.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
8.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The BlogVault Backup & Staging WordPress plugin before 6.65, MalCare WordPress Security Plugin WordPress plugin before 6.65, The WP Remote WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 6.65 do not prevent unauthenticated users from obtaining data derived from the secret that binds a site to its remote management service, and generate that secret with a weak pseudo-random number generator, allowing attackers to recover it and gain administrative access to the site.

CVSS v3
8.1
EG Score
8.1(high)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: 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
Severity81% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
21%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 26, 2026

Last Modified

August 26, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 26, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

BlogVault, MalCare and WP Remote 5.16 – 6.62 – Unauthenticated Site Takeover via Connection Key Recovery | CVE 2026-19718 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/68892d43-912d-421f-9376-8dc6e2e906bc/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-19718(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 19× in last 7d / 19× 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 05:24 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-30 05:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-29 17:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-29 04:55 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-29 04:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-28 16:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-28 04:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-27 16:44 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-27 16:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-27 04:40 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-08-27 04:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-26 15:04 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.10
  16. 2026-08-26 15:01 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 8.1 · severity → HIGH
  17. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-26 06:10 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-26 06:08 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-19718?
CVE-2026-19718 is a high vulnerability published on August 26, 2026. The BlogVault Backup & Staging WordPress plugin before 6.65, MalCare WordPress Security Plugin WordPress plugin before 6.65, The WP Remote WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 6.65 do not prevent unauthenticated users from obtaining data derived from the secret that binds a site to its remote…
When was CVE-2026-19718 disclosed?
CVE-2026-19718 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-19718 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-19718 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 78.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-19718?
CVE-2026-19718 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.1 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-19718?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-19718, 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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