CVE-2026-16600

HIGHPre-NVD 7.77.7—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 7.7 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-29. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 7.7; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
7.7EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.7Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The SmartAIPress WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not perform a capability check on one of its AJAX actions and does not validate a user-supplied URL before fetching it server-side, allowing users with subscriber-level access and above to make the site retrieve arbitrary internal or external URLs and read the response, resulting in a full-read Server-Side Request Forgery.

CVSS v3
7.7
EG Score
7.7(high)
EG Risk
35(Track)
EG Risk 35/100SSVC: 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
Severity77% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
10%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 29, 2026

Last Modified

August 31, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 30, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

SmartAIPress <= 1.2.0 – Subscriber+ Server-Side Request Forgery via smartaipress_openai_upload_and_set_featured_image | CVE 2026-16600 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/66d2dc2d-fe77-4d34-bfca-d47b086a9c96/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-16600(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 / 89× 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. 2026-09-20 22:45 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-20 22:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-20 10:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-19 22:16 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-19 22:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-19 10:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-18 21:27 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-18 21:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-18 19:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-18 09:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-17 20:50 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-09-17 20:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-17 04:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-16 15:58 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-09-16 15:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-16 14:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-09-16 05:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-09-16 03:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-15 15:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-15 03:16 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-09-15 03:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-14 15:02 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-14 02:48 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-09-14 02:48 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-13 16:46 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-09-13 14:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-13 02:21 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-13 02:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-12 15:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-09-12 14:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-12 01:53 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-09-12 01:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-11 14:52 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-09-11 13:39 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-09-11 13:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-11 09:36 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-09-11 01:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-10 13:11 UTCEG score recompute
  14. 2026-09-10 13:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-10 09:34 UTCEPSS rescore
  16. 2026-09-10 00:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-09 12:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-09 00:25 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-09-09 00:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-09-08 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-09-08 03:15 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-09-08 03:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-09-07 15:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-07 00:29 UTCEG score recompute
  26. 2026-09-07 00:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-06 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  28. 2026-09-06 12:15 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-06 00:01 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-09-06 00:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-05 11:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-04 23:30 UTCEG score recompute
  33. 2026-09-04 23:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-04 10:24 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-09-04 10:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-04 05:06 UTCEPSS rescore
  37. 2026-09-03 22:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-03 09:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-02 21:20 UTCEG score recompute
  40. 2026-09-02 21:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-02 14:11 UTCEPSS rescore
  42. 2026-09-02 09:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-09-01 20:51 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-09-01 20:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  45. 2026-09-01 13:53 UTCEPSS rescore
  46. 2026-09-01 08:38 UTCEG score recompute
  47. 2026-09-01 08:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-09-01 04:39 UTCEPSS rescore
  49. 2026-08-31 20:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-31 14:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  51. 2026-08-31 01:58 UTCEG score recompute
  52. 2026-08-31 01:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  53. 2026-08-30 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  54. 2026-08-30 13:44 UTCEG score recompute
  55. 2026-08-30 13:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-30 01:30 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-08-30 01:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  58. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  59. 2026-08-30 01:09 UTCEG score recompute▲ 7.70
  60. 2026-08-30 01:09 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-30 01:08 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 7.7 · severity → HIGH
  62. 2026-08-29 06:21 UTCNVD update
  63. 2026-08-29 06:14 UTCEG score recompute
  64. 2026-08-29 06:12 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-16600?
CVE-2026-16600 is a high vulnerability published on August 29, 2026. The SmartAIPress WordPress plugin through 1.2.0 does not perform a capability check on one of its AJAX actions and does not validate a user-supplied URL before fetching it server-side, allowing users with subscriber-level access and above to make the site retrieve arbitrary internal or external…
When was CVE-2026-16600 disclosed?
CVE-2026-16600 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 29, 2026, with the most recent update on August 31, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-16600 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-16600 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 89.7% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-16600?
CVE-2026-16600 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.7 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-16600?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-16600, 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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