CVE-2026-18216

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total 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

0.50% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 42.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-26.

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

2026-08-15 06:00Z2 MO AGO

Last updated

2026-08-17 20:36Z2 MO AGO

Reserved

2026-07-29

Assigning CNA

WPScan

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass

Data version

5.2

Document digest

ca2aa8fee0fd33bd20345b2b47d24bfc8047cab2a7f267cbbfe2ab97b3590916

• wpscan.comhttps://wpscan.com/vulnerability/f12530c5-4069-42c2-9f1c-b00fc62aa387/exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description