CVE-2026-28001

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.39.3—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.3 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-13. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.3; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.3EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.3Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Unauthenticated SQL Injection in WP Directory Kit <= 1.5.4 versions.

CVSS v3
9.3
EG Score
9.3(high)
EG Risk
57(Track)
EG Risk 57/100SSVC: 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
Severity93% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
22%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

August 14, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 13, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

SQL Injection in WordPress WP Directory Kit Plugin - Patchstack

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wpdirectorykit/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-directory-kit-plugin-1-5-4-sql-injection-vulnerability-2?_s_id=cve

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-28001(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 51× in last 7d / 58× 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 18:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-20 14:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 09:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-20 04:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-20 00:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 20:00 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-19 20:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-19 15:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-19 11:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-19 06:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-19 02:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-18 21:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-18 17:23 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-18 17:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-18 12:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-18 08:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-18 04:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-17 23:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-17 19:13 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-17 19:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-17 13:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-17 08:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-17 04:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-17 00:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-16 19:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-16 15:19 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-16 15:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-16 10:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-16 06:30 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-16 06:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-16 02:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-15 21:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-15 17:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-15 12:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-15 08:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-15 04:06 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-15 04:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-14 23:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-14 19:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-14 18:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-14 14:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-14 10:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-14 05:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-14 01:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-08-13 20:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-13 16:28 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-08-13 16:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-13 16:01 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-08-13 16:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-13 14:23 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-13 13:54 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-08-13 13:51 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-28001?
CVE-2026-28001 is a critical vulnerability published on August 13, 2026. Unauthenticated SQL Injection in WP Directory Kit <= 1.5.4 versions.
When was CVE-2026-28001 disclosed?
CVE-2026-28001 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 13, 2026, with the most recent update on August 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-28001 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-28001 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 78.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-28001?
CVE-2026-28001 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-28001?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-28001, 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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