CVE-2026-8157

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-06-22. 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 Vitepos WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 does not properly restrict the roles that can be assigned when creating new users via one of its REST API endpoints, allowing authenticated users with a custom Vitepos WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 role to escalate privileges to administrator.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(high)
EPSS
14.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 22, 2026

Last Modified

June 22, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Jun 22, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Vitepos < 3.4.2 – Outlet Manager+ Privilege Escalation | CVE 2026-8157 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6680cc6a-9758-4040-bb39-7b9545041dc3/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-8157(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 35× in last 7d / 63× 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. 2026-07-06 23:17 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-06 23:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-06 10:18 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-06 10:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-05 21:05 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-07-05 21:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-05 08:06 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-07-05 08:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-04 18:59 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-07-04 18:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-04 06:01 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-07-04 06:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-03 16:51 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-07-03 16:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-03 03:52 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-03 03:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-02 14:40 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-07-02 14:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-02 01:42 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-07-02 01:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-01 12:44 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-07-01 12:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-06-30 23:46 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-06-30 23:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-06-30 10:36 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-06-30 10:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-06-29 21:37 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-06-29 21:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-06-29 14:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-06-29 08:38 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-06-29 08:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-06-28 19:36 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-06-28 19:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-06-28 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-06-28 06:38 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-06-28 06:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-06-28 04:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-06-27 17:41 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-06-27 17:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-06-27 04:43 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-06-27 04:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-06-27 03:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-06-26 15:46 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-06-26 15:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-06-26 02:43 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-06-26 02:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-06-25 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-06-25 13:46 UTCEG score recompute▲ 8.80
  33. 2026-06-25 13:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-06-24 14:05 UTCEPSS rescore
  35. 2026-06-23 21:33 UTCEPSS rescore
  36. 2026-06-22 19:39 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 8.8 · severity → HIGH
  37. 2026-06-22 10:03 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-06-22 10:03 UTCGHSA enrichment

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-8157?
CVE-2026-8157 is a high vulnerability published on June 22, 2026. The Vitepos WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 does not properly restrict the roles that can be assigned when creating new users via one of its REST API endpoints, allowing authenticated users with a custom Vitepos WordPress plugin before 3.4.2 role to escalate privileges to administrator.
When was CVE-2026-8157 disclosed?
CVE-2026-8157 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-8157 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-8157 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 14.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-8157?
CVE-2026-8157 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-8157?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-8157, 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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