CVE-2026-9701

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM 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
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.5%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed services: Not assessed

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

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
9.8CRITICALmedium confidence
EG Risk
59
EG Risk 59/100CISA 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 computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
EPSS PROB
0.5%
EPSS %ILE
39th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

No fix is confirmed yet. Restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable yes (CISA Vulnrichment) · Technical impact total (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

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 7× 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.

Showing the most recent 100 of 410 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-10-09 20:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-10-08 17:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-10-07 23:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-10-06 15:19 UTCEPSS rescore
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  9. 2026-10-01 19:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-10-01 16:23 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-10-01 16:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-30 15:04 UTCEPSS rescore
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  14. 2026-09-28 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
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  16. 2026-09-28 13:33 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-28 13:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-27 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-26 15:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-24 14:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-24 12:01 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-24 12:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-23 17:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-23 09:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-23 06:15 UTCEG score recompute
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  1. 2026-09-23 06:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-22 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-21 21:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-18 10:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-18 05:47 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-18 05:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-17 19:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-16 14:09 UTCEPSS rescore
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  11. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-14 11:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-14 07:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-14 03:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-13 23:52 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-13 23:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-13 16:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-13 16:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-13 12:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-13 08:28 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-13 08:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-12 15:02 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-12 13:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-12 03:40 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-12 03:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-11 14:53 UTCEPSS rescore
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  28. 2026-09-10 09:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  29. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-09-06 14:07 UTCEG score recompute
  31. 2026-09-06 14:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-06 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-09-06 02:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-05 22:51 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-09-05 22:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-05 15:31 UTCEPSS rescore
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  38. 2026-09-02 14:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  39. 2026-09-01 13:54 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-09-01 04:40 UTCEPSS rescore
  41. 2026-08-31 00:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-08-30 20:24 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-08-30 20:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-08-30 19:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-08-30 16:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-30 11:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-08-30 07:40 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-08-30 07:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-08-28 21:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-08-28 02:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-27 21:54 UTCEG score recompute
  53. 2026-08-27 21:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  54. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  55. 2026-08-27 01:51 UTCEG score recompute
  56. 2026-08-27 01:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-26 14:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  58. 2026-08-26 12:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-25 15:58 UTCEG score recompute
  60. 2026-08-25 15:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  62. 2026-08-25 11:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-08-25 07:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  64. 2026-08-25 03:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-08-25 00:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  66. 2026-08-24 20:36 UTCEG score recompute
  67. 2026-08-24 20:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  68. 2026-08-24 14:18 UTCEPSS rescore
  69. 2026-08-24 13:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  70. 2026-08-24 09:46 UTCEG score recompute
  71. 2026-08-24 09:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  72. 2026-08-24 04:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-24 00:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  74. 2026-08-23 20:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-08-23 17:04 UTCGHSA enrichment

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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 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 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (39th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-9701?
CVE-2026-9701 has a CVSS base score of 9.8 (a secondary CVSS source that NVD displays; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-9701?
No fix for CVE-2026-9701 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-2026-9701 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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