Vulnerability · Published Sep 30, 2026 · Assigned by Patchstack

CVE-2026-97279WordPress Polylang plugin <= 3.8.9 - Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability

Medium 6.5

In plain English

A medium-severity cross-site scripting in Polylang from Chouby. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 95.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Contributor Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Polylang <= 3.8.9 versions.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Chouby	Polylang	n/a – through 3.8.9

Weakness: CWE-79 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/polylang/vulnerability/wordpress-polylang-plugin-3-8-9-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry