CVE-2026-28141

HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-06. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in NextGEN Gallery <= 4.2.3 versions.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(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
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 6, 2026

Last Modified

August 12, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 6, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in WordPress NextGEN Gallery Plugin - Patchstack

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/nextgen-gallery/vulnerability/wordpress-nextgen-gallery-plugin-4-2-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-28141(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 28× in last 7d / 60× 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 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 20:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 08:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-19 20:36 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-19 20:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 08:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 20:41 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-18 20:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-18 08:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-17 20:46 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-17 20:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-17 08:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-16 20:51 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-16 20:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-16 08:53 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-16 08:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-15 20:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-15 08:58 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-15 08:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-14 21:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-14 09:02 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-14 09:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-13 21:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-13 09:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-12 21:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-12 16:04 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-12 16:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-12 04:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-11 16:08 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-11 16:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-11 04:10 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-08-11 04:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-11 00:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-10 16:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-10 04:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-09 16:18 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-09 16:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-09 04:21 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-09 04:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-08-08 16:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-08-08 04:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-07 16:29 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-08-07 16:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-07 04:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-08-06 16:33 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-08-06 16:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-08-06 15:28 UTCEG score recompute
  34. 2026-08-06 14:44 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-08-06 14:41 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-28141?
CVE-2026-28141 is a high vulnerability published on August 6, 2026. Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in NextGEN Gallery <= 4.2.3 versions.
When was CVE-2026-28141 disclosed?
CVE-2026-28141 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 6, 2026, with the most recent update on August 12, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-28141 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-28141 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 92.2% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-28141?
CVE-2026-28141 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-28141?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-28141, 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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