CVE-2026-83546

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.86.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.8 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-11. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
6.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The CoolClock WordPress plugin before 4.3.8 does not properly escape a skin setting before outputting it within an HTML attribute, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when the content is viewed.

CVSS v3
6.8
EG Score
6.8(high)
EG Risk
31(Track)
EG Risk 31/100SSVC: 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
Severity68% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
35%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 11, 2026

Last Modified

September 11, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 11, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

CoolClock < 4.3.8 – Contributor+ Stored XSS via Skin Class Attribute | CVE 2026-83546 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/57fcdde1-1723-42e1-a6d0-16e63a532ac7/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-83546(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 21× in last 7d / 50× 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 07:58 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-25 07:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-24 10:15 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-24 10:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-23 12:31 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-23 12:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-22 14:48 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-22 14:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-21 17:03 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-21 17:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-20 19:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-19 21:22 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-19 21:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-18 23:39 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-18 23:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-18 01:56 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-18 01:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-17 19:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-09-17 04:12 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-17 04:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-16 14:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-16 06:28 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-16 06:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-15 08:46 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-15 08:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-14 11:02 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-14 11:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-13 13:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-12 15:36 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-12 15:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-11 17:53 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-11 17:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-11 11:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-11 10:28 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.80
  21. 2026-09-11 10:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-11 10:24 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.8 · severity → MEDIUM
  23. 2026-09-11 07:21 UTCNVD update
  24. 2026-09-11 06:30 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-11 06:29 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-83546?
CVE-2026-83546 is a medium vulnerability published on September 11, 2026. The CoolClock WordPress plugin before 4.3.8 does not properly escape a skin setting before outputting it within an HTML attribute, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to inject arbitrary web scripts that execute when the content is viewed.
When was CVE-2026-83546 disclosed?
CVE-2026-83546 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 11, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-83546 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-83546 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 65.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-83546?
CVE-2026-83546 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-83546?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-83546, 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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