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CVE-2026-85530: unknown givewp Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 8.1v3.1HighDeferred
Published 16-09-2026Last modified 17-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-85530 is a high (CVSS 8.1) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in unknown givewp. EPSS estimates a 0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 4.16.8.1.

Overall risk
42/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.38%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 16-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The GiveWP WordPress plugin before 4.16.8.1 does not consistently normalise a donor's e-mail address between the value it stores and the value it later uses to look that donor up, allowing unauthenticated users to be resolved as an arbitrary donor and to set the WordPress password of any user account linked to one, including an administrator's.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

31%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 0.36% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.38%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • give≤ 4.16.8.0 (fixed in 4.16.8.1)

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links