9.8

CVE-2026-28005: nexcess kadence woocommerce email designer Missing Authorization

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalDeferred
Published 06-08-2026Last modified 06-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-28005 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Missing Authorization vulnerability in nexcess kadence woocommerce email designer. EPSS estimates a 0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40.2% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 1.5.19.1.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.48%
0%100%
Low · +0.16 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 06-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer <= 1.5.19 versions.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.48%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

40%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.16 pp

From 0.32% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.48%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Nexcess1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • kadence-woocommerce-email-designer≤ 1.5.19 (fixed in 1.5.19.1)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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