CVE-2026-97670
Unauthenticated hook-injection lets attackers execute WP action hooks and delete site content.
Is CVE-2026-97670 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-97670 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 0.37% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-97670?
CVE-2026-97670 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.1. 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-2026-97670?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-97670. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-97670 affect?
CVE-2026-97670 affects Avada (Fusion) Builder WordPress plugin <= 7.16.1, WordPress sites using Avada AJAX forms with default notification templates. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-97670?
Upgrade to Avada 7.16.2+, disable/audit public AJAX forms, restore from backups if needed.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attackers can invoke arbitrary WordPress action hooks via form placeholders to permanently delete posts/pages/comments, cause DoS, or trigger privileged writes.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 7.16.1
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.