What is CVE-2026-86788?

CVE-2026-86788 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ht Mega Addons For Elementor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2026-86788?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

XSS in Ht Mega Addons For Elementor

CVE-2026-86788

The HT Mega Addons for Elementor WordPress plugin before 3.2.6 does not restrict the HTML tag name used to render the section headline in several of its widgets and blocks to a safe allowlist, allowing users with contributor-level access and above to store a crafted tag name that executes arbitrary JavaScript when the content is viewed, including by higher-privileged users who review or publish it.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

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.

Affected products

Unknown Ht Mega Addons For Elementor

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-86788?: CVE-2026-86788 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ht Mega Addons For Elementor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2026-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2026-86788?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.