Resource exhaustion in Nexcess Starter Templates By Kadence Wp

CVE-2026-73997

Unauthenticated Denial of Service Attack in Starter Templates by Kadence WP <= 2.3.3 versions.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (37.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-73997: held from 0.004 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-73997?
CVE-2026-73997 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nexcess Starter Templates By Kadence Wp, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-18.
How severe is CVE-2026-73997?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.