CVE-2026-65458 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Contributor Sensitive Data Exposure in Polylang <= 3.8.5 versions.

Published: 2026-07-23

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: n/a

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

No analysis available yet.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Chouby

Polylang

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 3.8.5

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Remediation

Vendor Solution

Update the WordPress Polylang Plugin to the latest available version (at least 3.8.6).

Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/polylang/vulnerability/wordpress-polylang-plugin-3-8-5-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Contributor Sensitive Data Exposure in Polylang <= 3.8.5 versions.
Title		WordPress Polylang plugin <= 3.8.5 - Sensitive Data Exposure vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-497
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/polylang/vulnerability/wordpress-polylang-plugin-3-8-5-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 4.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'}`

Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-07-23T11:18:38.882Z

Updated: 2026-07-23T14:47:10.605Z

Reserved: 2026-07-22T08:53:17.417Z

Link: CVE-2026-65458

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-23T14:47:07.472Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-497
Exposure of Sensitive System Information to an Unauthorized Control Sphere

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