Is CVE-2026-9701 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2026-9701 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2026-9701?

CVE-2026-9701 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2026-9701?

CVE-2026-9701 has an EPSS score of 0.27% (19th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix or mitigate CVE-2026-9701?

No published fix for CVE-2026-9701 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2026-9701

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Eventer plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to an insecure password reset mechanism in all versions up to, and including, 4.4.2. The plugin stores a plaintext copy of the password reset key in the `eventer_verification_code` user meta field when a user requests a password reset. The plaintext key stored in `wp_usermeta` can be used with the plugin's custom reset action to set a new password for any user. Combined with another vulnerability such as SQL Injection (CVE-2026-9700), this makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to extract the plaintext reset key and take over any user account, including administrators. Note: The password reset function only works up to PHP version 7.4.

CWE-289

How to fix

No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.

Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.27%probability of exploitation in 30 days

19thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 19% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-289 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-56511	Critical	9.8	21%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-34746	Critical	9.8	18%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-16590	High	8.8	3.3%	-	-
CVE-2026-48618	Medium	6.5	2.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-55130	Critical	9.1	1.6%	-	Fix
CVE-2026-44492	High	8.6	0.9%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-07-08.