CVE-2026-81648

CRITICALPre-NVD 10.010.0—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 10.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-09-13. a secondary CVSS source baseline 10.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
10.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 10.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The CryptoPayment Gateway WordPress plugin from 1.2.1 to 1.2.2 does not apply an authorization check on one of its AJAX endpoints, allowing unauthenticated users to invoke administrative operations, including deleting arbitrary files on the server, overwriting the payment gateway configuration and recovering stored wallet credentials in cleartext.

CVSS v3
10.0
EG Score
10.0(high)
EG Risk
60(Track)
EG Risk 60/100SSVC: 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
Severity100% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
40%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 13, 2026

Last Modified

September 14, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 21, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

CryptoPayment Gateway 1.2.1 – 1.2.2 – Unauthenticated Arbitrary File Deletion and Settings Update via Unguarded AJAX Router | CVE 2026-81648 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/9b1490a0-1381-4d22-8086-f75aade4e898/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-81648(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 58× in last 7d / 104× 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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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-81648?
CVE-2026-81648 is a critical vulnerability published on September 13, 2026. The CryptoPayment Gateway WordPress plugin from 1.2.1 to 1.2.2 does not apply an authorization check on one of its AJAX endpoints, allowing unauthenticated users to invoke administrative operations, including deleting arbitrary files on the server, overwriting the payment gateway configuration and…
When was CVE-2026-81648 disclosed?
CVE-2026-81648 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 13, 2026, with the most recent update on September 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-81648 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-81648 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 59.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-81648?
CVE-2026-81648 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-81648?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-81648, 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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