Vulnerability · Published Sep 30, 2026 · Assigned by Patchstack
CVE-2026-97285WordPress The Events Calendar plugin <= 6.17.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity missing authorization in The Events Calendar from Nexcess. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 10% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 90.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Contributor Broken Access Control in The Events Calendar <= 6.17.5 versions.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Nexcess | The Events Calendar | n/a – through 6.17.5 |
Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L