CVE-2026-84757

HIGHPre-NVD 8.28.2—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 8.2 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-09-03. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.2; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.2Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Unauthenticated Settings Change in WP Compress <= 7.21.28 versions.

CVSS v3
8.2
EG Score
8.2(high)
EG Risk
52(Track)
EG Risk 52/100SSVC: 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
Severity82% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
30%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 3, 2026

Last Modified

September 3, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 3, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Settings Change in WordPress WP Compress Plugin - Patchstack

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-compress-image-optimizer/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-compress-plugin-7-21-28-settings-change-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-84757(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 26× in last 7d / 82× 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 01:49 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-25 01:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-24 13:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-24 01:11 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-24 01:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-23 12:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-23 00:34 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-23 00:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-22 12:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-21 23:56 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-21 23:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-21 11:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-20 23:18 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-20 23:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-20 20:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-20 10:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-19 22:21 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-19 22:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-19 09:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-18 21:24 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-18 21:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-09-18 08:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-17 20:35 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-17 20:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-17 19:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-17 04:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-16 16:05 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-16 16:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-16 14:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-09-16 03:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-15 15:26 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-15 15:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-15 03:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-14 14:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-14 02:28 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-14 02:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-13 14:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-13 01:50 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-13 01:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-12 13:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-12 01:12 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-12 01:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-09-11 12:53 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-09-11 12:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-11 00:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-10 12:05 UTCEG score recompute
  32. 2026-09-10 12:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-09 23:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-09 11:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-08 23:07 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-09-08 23:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  38. 2026-09-08 09:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-07 21:23 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-09-07 21:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-07 09:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-06 20:43 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-09-06 20:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-09-06 08:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-09-05 20:04 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-09-05 20:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-05 15:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-09-05 07:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-09-04 19:26 UTCEG score recompute
  51. 2026-09-04 19:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-09-04 07:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-09-03 18:41 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-09-03 18:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-09-03 17:36 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-09-03 16:34 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-09-03 16:33 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-84757?
CVE-2026-84757 is a high vulnerability published on September 3, 2026. Unauthenticated Settings Change in WP Compress <= 7.21.28 versions.
When was CVE-2026-84757 disclosed?
CVE-2026-84757 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 3, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-84757 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-84757 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 69.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-84757?
CVE-2026-84757 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-84757?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-84757, 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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