High severity · published Aug 6, 2026
CVE-2026-28141
WordPress NextGEN Gallery plugin <= 4.2.3 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
7.1
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in NextGEN Gallery <= 4.2.3 versions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 40% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NG
NextGEN Gallery · Syed Balkhi
through 4.2.3 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28141
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28141
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/nextgen-gallery/vulnerability/wordpress-nextgen-gallery-plugin-4-2-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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