CVE-2026-97227

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.95.9—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 5.9 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-09-27. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 5.9; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
5.9EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0.2%CVSS: 5.9Exploit: 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 NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster WordPress plugin before 4.4.8 does not perform capability or ownership checks on several of its AJAX actions, relying on a nonce alone, allowing users an administrator has granted access to its posting features to export the site's configured social account credentials, delete arbitrary posts and reset the NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster WordPress plugin before 4.4.8's configuration.

CVSS v3
5.9
EG Score
5.9MEDIUMhigh confidence
EG Risk
27
EG Risk 27/100CISA 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
Severity59% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* 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, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.
EPSS PROB
0.2%
EPSS %ILE
7th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* 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, and watch the vendor's advisory for the fix.

Exploitation none (CISA Vulnrichment) · Automatable no (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

September 27, 2026

Last Modified

September 28, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 28, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster < 4.4.8 – Authenticated Social Account Credential Disclosure and Data Deletion | CVE 2026-97227 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/df187bfb-47f1-4259-b955-3c676f3d8cc1/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-97227(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 22× in last 7d / 30× 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. 2026-10-04 23:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-10-04 23:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-10-04 01:35 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-10-04 01:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-10-03 14:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-10-03 03:53 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-10-03 03:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-10-02 17:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-10-02 06:13 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-10-02 06:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-10-01 19:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-10-01 08:34 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-10-01 08:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-30 15:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-30 10:55 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-30 10:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-29 13:13 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-09-29 13:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-28 15:29 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-28 15:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-28 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-28 13:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-09-28 02:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-28 01:28 UTCEG score recompute▲ 5.90
  25. 2026-09-28 01:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-28 01:27 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 5.9 · severity → MEDIUM
  2. 2026-09-27 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-09-27 06:29 UTCNVD update
  4. 2026-09-27 06:03 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-27 06:03 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-97227?
CVE-2026-97227 is a medium vulnerability published on September 27, 2026. The NextScripts: Social Networks Auto-Poster WordPress plugin before 4.4.8 does not perform capability or ownership checks on several of its AJAX actions, relying on a nonce alone, allowing users an administrator has granted access to its posting features to export the site's configured social…
When was CVE-2026-97227 disclosed?
CVE-2026-97227 was first published on September 27, 2026, with the most recent update on September 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-97227 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-97227 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (7th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-97227?
CVE-2026-97227 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 5.9 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-97227?
No fix for CVE-2026-97227 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-2026-97227 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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