CVE-2026-16061
Unauthenticated SQL injection in Rest Routes WordPress plugin (<=5.5.5).
Is CVE-2026-16061 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-16061 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-16061?
CVE-2026-16061 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.6. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-16061?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-16061, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-16061 affect?
CVE-2026-16061 affects Rest Routes WordPress plugin <=5.5.5, WordPress sites using the Rest Routes plugin. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-16061?
Audit sites, disable/remove plugin or apply vendor patch when released; block/monitor REST endpoints.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated SQL injection via REST URL allows data exfiltration, DB modification, and potential account takeover.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 5.5.5
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.