🔐 CVE Alert

CVE-2026-65538

MEDIUM 5.9

WordPress Machete plugin <= 5.2 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

CVSS Score
5.9
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

Author Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Machete <= 5.2 versions.

CWE CWE-79
Vendor nilo velez
Product machete
Published Jul 23, 2026
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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Affected Versions

Nilo Velez / Machete
n/a ≤ 5.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗
patchstack.com: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/machete/vulnerability/wordpress-machete-plugin-5-2-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Credits

Ananda Dhakal (Patchstack) | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program