CVE-2026-40721

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-17. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.5
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

Contributor Local File Inclusion in Element Pack Pro <= 9.0.6 versions.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(high)
EPSS
32.0%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 17, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 18, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Local File Inclusion in WordPress Element Pack Pro Plugin - Patchstack

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/bdthemes-element-pack/vulnerability/wordpress-element-pack-pro-plugin-9-0-6-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-40721(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 34× in last 7d / 100× 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. 2026-07-06 22:04 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-06 22:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-06 07:19 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-06 07:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-05 19:00 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-05 19:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-05 06:48 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-05 06:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-04 17:42 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-07-04 17:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-04 05:24 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-07-04 05:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-03 14:28 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-07-03 14:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-03 02:16 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-07-03 02:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-02 14:04 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-02 14:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-02 01:52 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-07-02 01:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-01 15:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-01 13:40 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-01 13:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-01 01:28 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-01 01:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-06-30 13:16 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-06-30 13:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-06-30 01:02 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-06-30 01:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-06-29 12:51 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-06-29 12:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-06-29 00:39 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-06-29 00:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-06-28 12:26 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-06-28 12:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-06-28 00:14 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-06-28 00:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-06-27 12:00 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-06-27 12:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-06-26 23:47 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-06-26 23:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-06-26 11:36 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-06-26 11:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-06-25 20:25 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-06-25 20:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-06-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  34. 2026-06-25 08:12 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-06-25 08:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-06-24 20:01 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-06-24 20:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-06-24 07:48 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-06-24 07:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-06-23 19:37 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-06-23 19:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-06-23 07:21 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-06-23 07:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-06-22 19:06 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-06-22 19:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-06-22 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-06-22 06:44 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-06-22 06:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-06-21 18:20 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-06-21 18:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-06-21 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-06-21 06:08 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-06-21 06:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-06-21 01:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-06-20 17:52 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-06-20 17:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-06-20 05:33 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-06-20 05:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-06-19 19:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  64. 2026-06-19 17:16 UTCEG score recompute
  65. 2026-06-19 17:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-06-19 04:49 UTCEG score recompute
  67. 2026-06-19 04:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  69. 2026-06-18 17:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  70. 2026-06-18 16:35 UTCEG score recompute
  71. 2026-06-18 16:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-06-18 04:22 UTCEG score recompute
  73. 2026-06-18 04:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-06-17 16:10 UTCEG score recompute
  75. 2026-06-17 15:51 UTCNVD updatefirst tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-40721?
CVE-2026-40721 is a high vulnerability published on June 17, 2026. Contributor Local File Inclusion in Element Pack Pro <= 9.0.6 versions.
When was CVE-2026-40721 disclosed?
CVE-2026-40721 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-40721 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-40721 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 32.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-40721?
CVE-2026-40721 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-40721?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-40721, 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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