High severity · published Oct 10, 2026
CVE-2026-42699
WordPress FV Player 8 plugin <= 8.1.8 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
7.1
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in FV Player 8 <= 8.1.8 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)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FP
FV Player 8 · FolioVision
through 8.1.8 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42699
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42699
vdb-entry
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/fv-player/vulnerability/wordpress-fv-player-8-plugin-8-1-8-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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