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CVE-2026-94238
MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.86.8—Trending — 5 sources updated this week
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
This medium-severity CVE scores 6.8 under CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.2% (4th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: cisa-adp, epss
6.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.2%CVSS: 6.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed
No fix is confirmed yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for the fix.
- CVSS v3
- 6.8
- EG Score
- 6.8MEDIUMmedium confidence
- EG Risk
- 31EG Risk 31/100CISA SSVC
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 computedSeverity68% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%CISA SSVC: Track at every mission impact level.Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. - EPSS PROB
- 0.2%
- EPSS %ILE
- 4th
- KEV
- Not listed
CISA SSVCTrack at every mission impact level.
No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact partial (CISA Vulnrichment). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table
Published
October 3, 2026
Last Modified
October 3, 2026
Advisory Details (1)
Auto-updated Oct 3, 2026🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available
Loco Translate < 2.8.9 – Translator+ Limited File Read via 'path' Parameter | CVE 2026-94238 | Plugin Vulnerabilities
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/76d339bf-094c-459d-9f6c-caeda5e97892/Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-94238(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 8× in last 7d / 8× 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.
- 2026-10-03 16:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-10-03 16:09 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.80
- 2026-10-03 16:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-10-03 16:09 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.8 · severity → MEDIUM
- 2026-10-03 14:26 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-10-03 06:21 UTCNVD update
- 2026-10-03 06:05 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-10-03 06:04 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2026-94238?
CVE-2026-94238 is a medium vulnerability published on October 3, 2026. The Loco Translate WordPress plugin before 2.8.9 does not restrict which file paths its translation file routes will read, allowing users granted the Loco Translate WordPress plugin before 2.8.9's translator capability to retrieve the contents of files of certain types from anywhere on the server,…
When was CVE-2026-94238 disclosed?
CVE-2026-94238 was first published on October 3, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-94238 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-94238 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (4th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-94238?
CVE-2026-94238 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-94238?
No fix for CVE-2026-94238 is confirmed yet. Until one is published, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation — for example, keep it off the internet or limit it to trusted networks — and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2026-94238 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.
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