CVE-2026-57786
CSRF in WorkScout-Core allows authentication bypass on affected sites.
Is CVE-2026-57786 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-57786 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 0.23% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-57786?
CVE-2026-57786 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.8. 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-2026-57786?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-57786. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-57786 affect?
CVE-2026-57786 affects purethemes WorkScout-Core <= 1.7.08, Websites using WorkScout theme/plugin, WordPress sites with WorkScout-Core. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-57786?
Upgrade WorkScout-Core to >1.7.08, enforce CSRF tokens, rotate affected credentials.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
CSRF enables authentication bypass allowing attackers to act as authenticated users (modify settings, create admin accounts, access protected functions).
Immediate action required
- affected<= 1.7.08
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.