CVE-2026-9701

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-07-08. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 4 sources updated this week
9.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

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

The Eventer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an insecure password reset mechanism in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.2. The plugin stores a plaintext copy of the password reset key in the eventer_verification_code user meta field when a user requests a password reset. The plaintext key stored in wp_usermeta can be used with the plugin's custom reset action to set a new password for any user. Combined with another vulnerability such as SQL Injection (CVE-2026-9700), this makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract the plaintext reset key and take over any user account, including administrators. Note: The password reset function only works up to PHP version 7.4.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EPSS
18.4%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 8, 2026

Last Modified

July 8, 2026

References (2)

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-9701(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 53× in last 7d / 53× 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. 2026-07-11 20:27 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-11 20:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  9. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-07-11 05:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  15. 2026-07-10 22:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-07-10 18:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  19. 2026-07-10 15:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  21. 2026-07-10 11:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-10 00:34 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-10 00:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-07-09 20:53 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-07-09 20:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-09 17:15 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-07-09 17:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-09 13:35 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-07-09 13:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  11. 2026-07-09 09:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  13. 2026-07-09 06:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  17. 2026-07-08 22:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  19. 2026-07-08 19:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-07-08 15:38 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-07-08 15:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-07-08 11:56 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-07-08 11:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-07-08 08:16 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-07-08 08:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-07-08 04:38 UTCEG score recompute
  28. 2026-07-08 04:36 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-9701?
CVE-2026-9701 is a critical vulnerability published on July 8, 2026. The Eventer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an insecure password reset mechanism in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.2. The plugin stores a plaintext copy of the password reset key in the eventerverificationcode user meta field when a user requests a password reset. The plaintext key…
When was CVE-2026-9701 disclosed?
CVE-2026-9701 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-9701 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-9701 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 18.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-9701?
CVE-2026-9701 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-9701?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-9701, 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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