CVE-2026-16685

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.23% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 14.1% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-12.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2026-08-01 07:49Z1 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-03 17:38Z1 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-07-22

Assigning CNA

Wordfence

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.4)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

8199d5e4f2ff995275c59c61dbc4f468545444ff9386438a2150431e93c3583f

• www.wordfence.comhttps://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/7a32393e-f233-4ab6-addc-9dd1e04c0e0a?source=cve
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.64/src/__/UI.php#L81
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.66/src/__/UI.php#L81
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.66/src/Package/views/category-shortcode-toolbar.php#L36
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.66/src/Package/views/category-shortcode-toolbar.php#L17
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.66/src/Category/Shortcodes.php#L18
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.64/src/Package/views/category-shortcode-toolbar.php#L36
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.64/src/Package/views/category-shortcode-toolbar.php#L17
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/download-manager/tags/3.3.64/src/Category/Shortcodes.php#L18
• plugins.trac.wordpress.orghttps://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset?reponame=&old=3628015%40download-manager&new=3628015%40download-manager