CVE-2026-59555

CRITICALPre-NVD 10.010.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 10.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-07-23. a secondary CVSS source baseline 10.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
10.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 10.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in Participants Database <= 2.7.8.3 versions.

CVSS v3
10.0
EG Score
10.0(medium)
EG Risk
60(Track)
EG Risk 60/100SSVC: 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
Severity100% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
46%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 23, 2026

Last Modified

July 23, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 28, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Arbitrary File Deletion in WordPress Participants Database Plugin - Patchstack

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/participants-database/vulnerability/wordpress-participants-database-plugin-2-7-8-3-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-59555(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 41× in last 7d / 227× 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. 2026-08-30 04:31 UTCEG score recompute
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-59555?
CVE-2026-59555 is a critical vulnerability published on July 23, 2026. Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion in Participants Database <= 2.7.8.3 versions.
When was CVE-2026-59555 disclosed?
CVE-2026-59555 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-59555 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-59555 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 53.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-59555?
CVE-2026-59555 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-59555?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-59555, 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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