CVE-2026-85681

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-09-12. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

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

The WP Component WordPress plugin through 2.2.4 does not have any capability or nonce checks on one of the actions it makes available to unauthenticated users, and it takes both the option name and the option value from the request, allowing unauthenticated attackers to overwrite any of the site's options. On a single site installation this leads to a full takeover, as registration can be enabled with a default role of administrator.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(high)
EG Risk
59(Track)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: 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
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
20%
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 12, 2026

Last Modified

September 14, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 14, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

WP Component <= 2.2.4 – Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Blog Option Update | CVE 2026-85681 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/c602bd9e-a825-4990-a66b-1403bbeb2cee/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-85681(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 58× in last 7d / 69× 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 04:26 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-20 00:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-19 20:57 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-09-19 17:13 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-19 17:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-09-19 13:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-19 09:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-09-19 05:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-19 02:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-09-18 22:20 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-09-18 22:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-18 19:28 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-09-18 18:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-18 14:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-18 11:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-18 07:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-09-18 03:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-17 23:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-09-17 19:36 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-09-17 19:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-17 19:32 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-09-17 13:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-17 09:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-17 05:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-17 02:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-16 22:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-09-16 18:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-16 14:38 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-16 14:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-09-16 14:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-09-16 10:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-09-16 07:07 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-09-16 07:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-09-16 05:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-09-16 03:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-09-15 23:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  12. 2026-09-15 19:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-09-15 16:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-09-15 12:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-09-15 08:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-09-15 04:53 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-09-15 04:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-09-15 03:12 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-09-15 01:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-09-14 21:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-09-14 20:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-09-14 17:03 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-09-14 13:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-09-14 09:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  26. 2026-09-14 05:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  27. 2026-09-14 02:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-09-13 22:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-09-13 18:37 UTCEG score recompute
  30. 2026-09-13 18:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  31. 2026-09-13 14:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-09-13 11:07 UTCGHSA enrichment
  33. 2026-09-13 07:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-09-13 03:38 UTCGHSA enrichment
  35. 2026-09-12 23:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-09-12 20:08 UTCEG score recompute
  37. 2026-09-12 20:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-09-12 16:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  39. 2026-09-12 15:44 UTCEG score recompute▲ 9.80
  40. 2026-09-12 15:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  41. 2026-09-12 15:43 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 9.8 · severity → CRITICAL
  42. 2026-09-12 06:20 UTCNVD update
  43. 2026-09-12 06:14 UTCEG score recompute
  44. 2026-09-12 06:13 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-85681?
CVE-2026-85681 is a critical vulnerability published on September 12, 2026. The WP Component WordPress plugin through 2.2.4 does not have any capability or nonce checks on one of the actions it makes available to unauthenticated users, and it takes both the option name and the option value from the request, allowing unauthenticated attackers to overwrite any of the site's…
When was CVE-2026-85681 disclosed?
CVE-2026-85681 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 12, 2026, with the most recent update on September 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-85681 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-85681 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 79.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-85681?
CVE-2026-85681 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-85681?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-85681, 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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