CVE-2026-16260
N/A PoC AVAILABLEThe Post Grid, Slider & Carousel Ultimate WordPress plugin before 1.8.1 does not sanitise and escape one of its custom post type settings before outputting it in an HTML attribute on the admin edit screen, allowing users with the Contributor role and above to inject JavaScript that executes in the session of any administrator who opens the affected item.
EXPLOIT AVAILABLE
Public exploit or PoC code exists. Modeled probability is still low, but the barrier to attack is reduced — watch closely.
Exploitation likelihood
0.2%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 6th percentile
○ In CISA KEV
● Public exploit / PoC
Impact if exploited
—CVSS · not scored
- No impact metrics
Proof of concept & exploit code
- reference https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/87c95831-d1b4-42b2-8fc7-6cba60fca400/
- github-search Search GitHub for public PoC repos
Test against your own equipment
curl -s https://vulnpedia.com/cve/CVE-2026-16260/poc.jsonMachine-readable PoC index for this CVE (for automation).Listed for defensive triage, patch verification, and authorized testing on systems you own. Machine-readable: /cve/CVE-2026-16260/poc.json
Weakness (CWE)
Not classified.
CVSS vector
Not yet scored.