CVE-2026-89005

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.86.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.8 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-24. 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 WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher WordPress plugin before 2.8.26 does not sanitise and escape one of its campaign configuration fields when a certain feature is enabled, which allows users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the session of any higher-privileged user who later views the campaign.

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
4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 24, 2026

Last Modified

September 24, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 24, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher < 2.8.26 – Contributor+ Stored XSS via Word to Category | CVE 2026-89005 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1c6f4da0-d7e8-4f50-851f-f794552db985/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-89005(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 10× in last 7d / 10× 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 14:55 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-24 14:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-24 11:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-24 10:49 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.80
  6. 2026-09-24 10:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-24 10:49 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.8 · severity → MEDIUM
  8. 2026-09-24 06:23 UTCNVD update
  9. 2026-09-24 06:10 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-24 06:10 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-89005?
CVE-2026-89005 is a medium vulnerability published on September 24, 2026. The WPeMatico RSS Feed Fetcher WordPress plugin before 2.8.26 does not sanitise and escape one of its campaign configuration fields when a certain feature is enabled, which allows users with the Contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks that execute in the session of…
When was CVE-2026-89005 disclosed?
CVE-2026-89005 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 24, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-89005 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-89005 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 96.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-89005?
CVE-2026-89005 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-89005?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-89005, 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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