CVE-2026-40788

HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-15. the CNA's CVSS baseline 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cna:patchstack, epss, ghsa
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.

Subscriber Broken Access Control in ChatBot <= 7.9.7 versions.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
32(Track)
EG Risk 32/100SSVC: 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%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
23%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 15, 2026

Last Modified

June 16, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 21, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Broken Access Control in WordPress ChatBot Plugin - Patchstack

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/chatbot/vulnerability/wordpress-chatbot-plugin-7-9-7-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-40788(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 / 74× 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.

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  1. 2026-08-02 22:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-40788?
CVE-2026-40788 is a high vulnerability published on June 15, 2026. Subscriber Broken Access Control in ChatBot <= 7.9.7 versions.
When was CVE-2026-40788 disclosed?
CVE-2026-40788 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 15, 2026, with the most recent update on June 16, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-40788 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-40788 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 76.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-40788?
CVE-2026-40788 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 7.1 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-40788?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-40788, 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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