CVE-2026-28191

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-08-18. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in ThemeOne The Grid allows Privilege Escalation.

This issue affects The Grid: from n/a through 2.8.0.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: 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
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
24%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 18, 2026

Last Modified

September 1, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 18, 2026
Patch available.
generic Patch Available

Privilege Escalation in WordPress The Grid Plugin - Patchstack

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/the-grid/vulnerability/wordpress-the-grid-plugin-2-7-9-1-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-28191(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 / 116× 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 136 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-19 15:44 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 15:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-13 15:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-28191?
CVE-2026-28191 is a high vulnerability published on August 18, 2026. Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in ThemeOne The Grid allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects The Grid: from n/a through 2.8.0.
When was CVE-2026-28191 disclosed?
CVE-2026-28191 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 18, 2026, with the most recent update on September 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-28191 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-28191 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 76.4% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-28191?
CVE-2026-28191 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-28191?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-28191, 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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