XSS in Embedpress

CVE-2026-85002

The EmbedPress WordPress plugin before 4.6.7 does not escape one of its block attributes before outputting it inside an HTML attribute, which could allow users with the contributor role and above to perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against higher privileged users viewing the post.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.1th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.1% 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-2026-85002: held from 0.002 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Embedpress

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-85002?
CVE-2026-85002 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Embedpress, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-85002?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.