Medium severity · published Sep 30, 2026
CVE-2026-97266
WordPress Virtue/Ascend/Pinnacle Toolkit plugin <= 4.9.12.1 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
6.5
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Virtue/Ascend/Pinnacle Toolkit <= 4.9.12.1 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)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
VT
Virtue/Ascend/Pinnacle Toolkit · Nexcess
through 4.9.12.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97266
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97266
vdb-entry
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/virtue-toolkit/vulnerability/wordpress-virtue-ascend-pinnacle-toolkit-plugin-4-9-12-1-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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