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AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV N L H R U H H H 6.8 .0024 13.2 —
AFFECTED Product Versions Fixed EmbedPress unspecified —
TIMELINE Sep 2 Reserved by WPScan Sep 27 Published (CNA: WPScan) Sep 28 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-85002 (Unknown EmbedPress). Public exploit reference added.
The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.7 does not escape one of its block attributes before outputting it inside an HTML attribute, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against higher privileged users viewing the post.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| September 2, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by WPScan |
| September 27, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: WPScan) |
| September 28, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-85002 (Unknown EmbedPress). Public exploit reference added. |
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | EmbedPress | — | — | — |
Authoritative record: CVE-2026-85002 at cve.org
Weaknesses: CWE-79
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