CVE-2026-81298

HIGHPre-NVD 7.17.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-31. a secondary CVSS source baseline 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

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

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in LeadConnector <= 4.0.5 versions.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(high)
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
15%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 31, 2026

Last Modified

September 1, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 31, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in WordPress LeadConnector Plugin - Patchstack

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/leadconnector/vulnerability/wordpress-leadconnector-plugin-4-0-5-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-81298(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 24× in last 7d / 92× 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. 2026-09-25 01:57 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-25 01:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-24 13:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-24 01:17 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-24 01:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-23 12:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-23 00:39 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-23 00:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-22 12:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-22 00:00 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-22 00:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-21 11:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-20 23:21 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-20 23:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-20 10:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-19 22:23 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-19 22:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-19 10:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-18 21:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-18 09:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-17 20:47 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-17 20:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-17 07:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-16 18:44 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-16 18:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-16 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-16 04:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-15 15:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-15 03:25 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-15 03:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-09-14 15:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-14 02:45 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-14 02:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-13 14:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-13 02:07 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-13 02:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-12 13:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-12 01:28 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-12 01:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-11 13:08 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-09-11 13:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-11 00:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-10 12:29 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-09-10 12:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-10 00:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-09 11:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-08 23:28 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-09-08 23:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-09-08 03:16 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-09-08 03:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-07 14:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-07 00:55 UTCEG score recompute
  39. 2026-09-07 00:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-09-06 12:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-06 00:13 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-09-06 00:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-05 15:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-09-05 11:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-09-04 23:28 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-09-04 23:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-04 10:44 UTCEG score recompute
  49. 2026-09-04 10:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-09-04 05:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-09-03 22:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-09-03 10:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-09-02 21:42 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-09-02 21:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-09-02 09:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-09-01 21:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-09-01 15:42 UTCEG score recompute
  59. 2026-09-01 15:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  60. 2026-09-01 14:51 UTCEG score recompute
  61. 2026-09-01 14:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  62. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  63. 2026-09-01 09:45 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-09-01 09:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-08-31 21:22 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 2026-08-31 20:40 UTCEG score recompute
  67. 2026-08-31 20:39 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-81298?
CVE-2026-81298 is a high vulnerability published on August 31, 2026. Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in LeadConnector <= 4.0.5 versions.
When was CVE-2026-81298 disclosed?
CVE-2026-81298 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 31, 2026, with the most recent update on September 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-81298 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-81298 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 85.3% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-81298?
CVE-2026-81298 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-81298?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-81298, 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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