CVE-2026-85006

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.86.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.8 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-23. 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 — 5 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 HappyAddons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 3.50.0 does not escape an icon value on one of its button widgets before outputting it inside an HTML attribute, allowing users with Contributor-level access and above to inject event-handler attributes that execute JavaScript in the browser of anyone who views the page, including higher-privileged users reviewing the content, even though such users do not hold the unfiltered_html capability.

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
13%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 23, 2026

Last Modified

September 23, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 23, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Happy Addons for Elementor < 3.50.0 – Contributor+ Stored XSS via Creative Button Widget | CVE 2026-85006 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/50319e24-8ae8-40b8-9106-ed881359700e/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-85006(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 13× in last 7d / 13× 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. 2026-09-24 17:58 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-24 17:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-23 18:19 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-23 18:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-09-23 11:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-23 11:06 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.80
  9. 2026-09-23 11:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-23 11:06 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.8 · severity → MEDIUM
  11. 2026-09-23 06:17 UTCNVD update
  12. 2026-09-23 06:06 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-23 06:06 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-85006?
CVE-2026-85006 is a medium vulnerability published on September 23, 2026. The HappyAddons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 3.50.0 does not escape an icon value on one of its button widgets before outputting it inside an HTML attribute, allowing users with Contributor-level access and above to inject event-handler attributes that execute JavaScript in the browser of…
When was CVE-2026-85006 disclosed?
CVE-2026-85006 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-85006 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-85006 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 87.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-85006?
CVE-2026-85006 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-85006?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-85006, 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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