CVE-2026-6495

HIGHNVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-18. NVD baseline CVSS 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
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: Elevated riskExposed: 0

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

The Ajax Load More WordPress plugin before 7.8.4 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
48(Track)
EG Risk 48/100SSVC: 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%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 18, 2026

Last Modified

May 18, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 18, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Ajax Load More < 7.8.4 – Reflected XSS | CVE 2026-6495 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c52f28c5-547d-48ae-89dd-edcdaeadcec5/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-6495(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 6× in last 7d / 62× 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. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
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  18. 2026-08-20 19:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  44. 2026-08-04 04:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-6495?
CVE-2026-6495 is a high vulnerability published on May 18, 2026. The Ajax Load More WordPress plugin before 7.8.4 does not sanitise and escape a parameter before outputting it back in the page, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting which could be used against high privilege users such as admin
When was CVE-2026-6495 disclosed?
CVE-2026-6495 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 18, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-6495 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-6495 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 91.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-6495?
CVE-2026-6495 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-6495?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-6495, 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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