CVE-2026-8071

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-10. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

The Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Spam protection WordPress plugin before 6.79 does not properly sanitize content within a custom shortcode used in its email-encoding feature, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into approved comments that will execute when any user (including administrators) views the post.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
EPSS
21.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 10, 2026

Last Modified

June 10, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 10, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Spam protection, Honeypot, Anti-Spam by CleanTalk < 6.79 – Unauthenticated Stored XSS via Comment Shortcode Bypass | CVE 2026-8071 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/0d4635b5-2d79-4337-a1ad-6b8d02cfd64b/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8071(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 32× in last 7d / 119× 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. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  3. 2026-07-06 02:38 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-06 02:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  8. 2026-07-05 13:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-07-05 00:48 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-05 00:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  14. 2026-07-04 11:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  18. 2026-07-03 15:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  24. 2026-07-01 23:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-01 10:22 UTCEG score recompute
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  3. 2026-06-30 23:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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  5. 2026-06-30 21:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  30. 2026-06-25 12:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  38. 2026-06-23 21:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  51. 2026-06-20 21:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  56. 2026-06-19 18:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8071?
CVE-2026-8071 is a high vulnerability published on June 10, 2026. The Anti-Spam by CleanTalk. Spam protection WordPress plugin before 6.79 does not properly sanitize content within a custom shortcode used in its email-encoding feature, allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web scripts into approved comments that will execute when any user…
When was CVE-2026-8071 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8071 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 10, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8071 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8071 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 21.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8071?
CVE-2026-8071 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8071?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8071, 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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