CVE-2026-14861

HIGHPre-NVD 7.57.5—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-19. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.5Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The User Verification by PickPlugins WordPress plugin through 2.0.47 does not verify that a request to resend a verification email is authorized to act on the supplied user, nor bind the protecting token to that user, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset arbitrary users' email-verification status and lock them, including administrators, out of their accounts.

CVSS v3
7.5
EG Score
7.5(medium)
EG Risk
49(Track)
EG Risk 49/100SSVC: 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
Severity75% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
24%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 19, 2026

Last Modified

August 26, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 19, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

User Verification <= 2.0.47 – Unauthenticated Arbitrary Account Lockout via IDOR | CVE 2026-14861 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4dff3634-4b4f-48e2-a8c9-dda7e2b682fd/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-14861(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 27× in last 7d / 113× 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 129 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-21 00:28 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-21 00:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-20 12:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-19 23:38 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-19 23:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-19 11:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-18 23:55 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-18 23:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-18 12:05 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-18 12:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-18 00:12 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-18 00:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-17 12:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-17 00:31 UTCEG score recompute
  16. 2026-09-17 00:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-16 12:41 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-16 12:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-16 05:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-16 00:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-15 12:53 UTCEG score recompute
  23. 2026-09-15 12:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-15 01:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-14 13:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
Show 75 more
  1. 2026-09-14 01:20 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-14 01:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-09-13 13:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-13 01:40 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-09-13 01:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-12 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-09-12 13:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-12 02:00 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-12 02:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-11 14:09 UTCEG score recompute
  13. 2026-09-11 14:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-11 09:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-09-11 02:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-10 14:29 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-10 14:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-10 02:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-09 14:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-09 02:44 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-09 02:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-08 03:36 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-09-08 03:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-09-07 15:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-07 01:00 UTCEG score recompute
  29. 2026-09-07 01:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  31. 2026-09-06 13:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-06 01:11 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-09-06 01:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-05 13:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-05 01:23 UTCEG score recompute
  36. 2026-09-05 01:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  37. 2026-09-04 13:33 UTCEG score recompute
  38. 2026-09-04 13:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  40. 2026-09-04 01:33 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-03 13:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  42. 2026-09-03 01:48 UTCEG score recompute
  43. 2026-09-03 01:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  44. 2026-09-02 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  45. 2026-09-02 13:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-09-02 01:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  47. 2026-09-01 14:00 UTCEG score recompute
  48. 2026-09-01 13:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  49. 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  50. 2026-09-01 04:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  51. 2026-09-01 02:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-31 14:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-31 02:00 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-08-31 02:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  55. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  56. 2026-08-30 14:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  57. 2026-08-30 02:20 UTCEG score recompute
  58. 2026-08-30 02:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  60. 2026-08-29 14:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-29 02:36 UTCEG score recompute
  62. 2026-08-29 02:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  64. 2026-08-28 04:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-08-27 16:34 UTCEG score recompute
  66. 2026-08-27 16:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  68. 2026-08-27 04:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-08-26 16:54 UTCEG score recompute
  70. 2026-08-26 16:54 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  72. 2026-08-26 12:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-26 00:28 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-08-26 00:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  75. 2026-08-25 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore

Related CVEs(same CWE)

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-14861?
CVE-2026-14861 is a high vulnerability published on August 19, 2026. The User Verification by PickPlugins WordPress plugin through 2.0.47 does not verify that a request to resend a verification email is authorized to act on the supplied user, nor bind the protecting token to that user, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset arbitrary users' email-verification…
When was CVE-2026-14861 disclosed?
CVE-2026-14861 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 19, 2026, with the most recent update on August 26, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-14861 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-14861 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 76.1% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-14861?
CVE-2026-14861 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-14861?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-14861, 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.

Dependency Blast Radius

Explore the affected products and dependency analysis for CVE-2026-14861

Explore →

Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2026-14861?

EchelonGraph automatically scans your cloud infrastructure and maps CVE exposure using blast radius analysis.

Start Free Scan →Browse All CVEs