CVE-2026-40721

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM 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
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 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(medium)
EG Risk
38(Track)
EG Risk 38/100SSVC: 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
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
33%
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 17× in last 7d / 95× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 208 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-08-24 22:29 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-24 22:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-24 07:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-23 17:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-23 04:50 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-23 04:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-23 00:19 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-08-21 22:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-21 09:41 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-08-21 09:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  15. 2026-08-20 20:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-08-20 08:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
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  20. 2026-08-19 08:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-17 11:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-16 23:00 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-16 23:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-16 10:48 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-16 10:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-15 22:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-15 10:25 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-15 10:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-14 22:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  23. 2026-08-11 08:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  25. 2026-08-10 20:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  27. 2026-08-09 20:07 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-08-09 20:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-08-09 07:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  32. 2026-08-08 19:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  34. 2026-08-08 07:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  36. 2026-08-07 19:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  42. 2026-08-06 06:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  44. 2026-08-05 18:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-08-05 03:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  47. 2026-08-04 15:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-04 15:10 UTCEPSS rescore
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  51. 2026-08-03 21:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-03 10:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  53. 2026-08-03 08:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-02 20:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  58. 2026-08-01 07:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-01 04:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-07-31 12:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-07-30 22:46 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-07-30 22:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-07-30 16:28 UTCEPSS rescore
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  65. 2026-07-30 03:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  67. 2026-07-29 14:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  69. 2026-07-29 02:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-07-28 15:36 UTCEPSS rescore
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  72. 2026-07-28 01:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-07-27 14:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  74. 2026-07-27 07:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-07-26 19:16 UTCEG score recompute

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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 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 67.1% of all scored CVEs.
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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