CVE-2026-77016

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.69.6—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.6 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-27. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.6; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 5 sources updated this week
9.6EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.6Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The Workeera WordPress plugin before 1.0.6 does not restrict which values may be written to a user's own candidate profile, and does not validate or contain the stored file path before deleting it, allowing users with a role as low as subscriber to delete arbitrary files on the server.

CVSS v3
9.6
EG Score
9.6(high)
EG Risk
43(Track)
EG Risk 43/100SSVC: 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
Severity96% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
15%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 27, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 28, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Workeera Remote Tech Job Board < 1.0.6 – Subscriber+ Arbitrary File Deletion via Candidate Profile Mass Assignment | CVE 2026-77016 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/26f8c020-a5d0-4561-9802-c8c53b7755e4/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-77016(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 29× in last 7d / 29× 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. 2026-08-30 04:49 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-30 04:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-30 00:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-29 20:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-29 16:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-29 12:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-29 08:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-29 04:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-28 23:57 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-28 23:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-08-28 19:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-28 18:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-28 14:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-28 09:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-28 05:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-28 01:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-27 21:33 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-27 21:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-27 17:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-27 16:50 UTCEG score recompute▲ 9.60
  23. 2026-08-27 16:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-27 16:43 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 9.6 · severity → CRITICAL
  25. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
Show 4 more
  1. 2026-08-27 06:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-27 06:17 UTCNVD update
  3. 2026-08-27 06:15 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-27 06:11 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-77016?
CVE-2026-77016 is a critical vulnerability published on August 27, 2026. The Workeera WordPress plugin before 1.0.6 does not restrict which values may be written to a user's own candidate profile, and does not validate or contain the stored file path before deleting it, allowing users with a role as low as subscriber to delete arbitrary files on the server.
When was CVE-2026-77016 disclosed?
CVE-2026-77016 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 27, 2026, with the most recent update on August 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-77016 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-77016 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 84.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-77016?
CVE-2026-77016 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.6 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-77016?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-77016, 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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