Medium severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-62138
WordPress Visual Composer Website Builder plugin <= 45.16.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
6.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Visual Composer Website Builder <= 45.16.1 versions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VC
Visual Composer Website Builder · Visual Composer
through 45.16.1 · source: vendor
Affected product
VC
Visual Composer Website Builder
Visual Composer
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-62138
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-62138
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/visualcomposer/vulnerability/wordpress-visual-composer-website-builder-plugin-45-16-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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