What is CVE-2026-97196?

CVE-2026-97196 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Liquid Web / Stellarwp Givewp, classified under CWE-1289. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-09-30.

How severe is CVE-2026-97196?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Liquid Web / Stellarwp Givewp

CVE-2026-97196

Improper Validation of Unsafe Equivalence in Input vulnerability in Liquid Web / StellarWP GiveWP allows Authentication Bypass. This issue affects GiveWP: from n/a through 4.16.9.

Published 2026-09-30.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Liquid Web / Stellarwp Givewp

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1289

References

patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/give/vulnerability/wordpress-givewp-pl… (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-97196?: CVE-2026-97196 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Liquid Web / Stellarwp Givewp, classified under CWE-1289. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2026-09-30.
How severe is CVE-2026-97196?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.