What is CVE-2026-97285?

CVE-2026-97285 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nexcess The Events Calendar, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-09-30.

How severe is CVE-2026-97285?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Nexcess The Events Calendar

CVE-2026-97285

Contributor Broken Access Control in The Events Calendar <= 6.17.5 versions.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2026-09-30 · last modified 2026-09-30.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

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

Nexcess The Events Calendar

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/the-events-calendar/vulnerability/word… (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-97285?: CVE-2026-97285 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Nexcess The Events Calendar, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-09-30.
How severe is CVE-2026-97285?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.