What is CVE-2026-5776?

CVE-2026-5776 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Email Encoder, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-05-20.

How severe is CVE-2026-5776?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Email Encoder

CVE-2026-5776

The Email Encoder WordPress plugin before 2.4.7 does not escape email addresses retrieved via user input, allowing unauthenticated attackers to perform Stored XSS attacks

EPSS: 0.001 (17.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Unknown Email Encoder — versions 0

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-5776?: CVE-2026-5776 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Email Encoder, classified under CWE-79 CROSS-SITE SCRIPTING (XSS). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2026-05-20.
How severe is CVE-2026-5776?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.