CVE-2026-81737: FAQ Builder AYS
- Severity
- 8.8 (HIGH)
- Affected versions
- 1.6.3 through before 1.8.5
- Fixed version
- 1.8.5
- Patch status
- Patched
- Published
- 2026-09-02T06:17:19.667
- Modified
- 2026-09-02T11:17:24.223
Why it matters
This matters because the affected product may be exposed on public websites. A vulnerable plugin can create a direct path to site compromise, malicious code deployment, or data theft.
Recommended admin actions
- Review and patch based on exposure, asset criticality, and business impact.
- Check whether the affected WordPress plugin or theme is installed.
- Update, disable, or remove the affected component if present.
- Compare installed versions against the affected version range in the advisory.
- Treat internet-facing systems as higher priority.
Technical summary
The FAQ Builder AYS WordPress plugin before 1.8.5 does not sanitize or escape content submitted by unauthenticated visitors before storing it and outputting it in an admin area page, and the escaping it does apply is undone by a subsequent decoding step, leading to Stored XSS which will execute in the context of a logged in administrator.
View the official NVD record for CVE-2026-81737
CVE data is sourced from NVD/CNA records and optional enrichment. Validate against the vendor advisory before taking production action.
VULNERABILITY PULSE
| AFFECTED PRODUCT | ACTION | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-76657 |
fabric composer
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10
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| CVE-2026-76658 |
fabric composer
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10
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SMA1000
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| CVE-2026-4357 |
Embed HTML5 Game
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10
CRITICAL
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| CVE-2026-77009 |
WatchMan-Site7
Reporter: CONTACT
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9.9
CRITICAL
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| CVE-2026-73749 |
AOS-CX
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
9.8
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84372 |
predis PATCH
Reporter: SECURITY-ADVISORIES
|
9.8
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-9055 |
Booking for Appointments and Events Calendar – Amelia
Reporter: SECURITY
|
9.8
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-78657 |
SigmaForms Pro – AI Generated Forms
Reporter: SECURITY
|
9.8
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-81294 |
Authorizer PATCH
Reporter: AUDIT
|
9.8
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2025-9314 |
Developer Tools
Reporter: CONTACT
|
9.8
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-19766 |
Fabric Composer
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
9.6
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84333 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: CHROME-CVE-ADMIN
|
9.6
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84352 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: CHROME-CVE-ADMIN
|
9.6
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84353 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: CHROME-CVE-ADMIN
|
9.6
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84354 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: CHROME-CVE-ADMIN
|
9.6
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2023-54391 |
Proxmox Virtual Environment (VE) PATCH
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
9.3
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84479 |
AVideo
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
9.3
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84480 |
AVideo
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
9.3
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84695 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
9.3
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84696 |
PS3111-S11 Controller Firmware
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
9.3
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84699 |
Team Password Manager PATCH
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
9.3
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-81286 |
WCFM Marketplace PATCH
Reporter: AUDIT
|
9.3
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84795 |
cms PATCH
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
9.2
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-18931 |
Talassoft Industrial Management Software
Reporter: ILETISIM
|
9.1
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-79687 |
PowerStore 500T
Reporter: SECURITY_ALERT
|
9
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73700 |
Fabric Composer
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
9
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73701 |
Fabric Composer
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
9
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-75604 |
next.js PATCH
Reporter: SECURITY-ADVISORIES
|
9
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84324 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: CHROME-CVE-ADMIN
|
9
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-82955 |
Eclipse aeriOS
Reporter: EMO
|
9
CRITICAL
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-10195 |
FS Poster – WordPress Social media Auto Poster & Scheduler [Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Pinterest]
Reporter: SECURITY
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-58567 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: SECURITY_ALERT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-79682 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: SECURITY_ALERT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84268 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: SECALERT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-58566 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: SECURITY_ALERT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-72649 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: SECURITY
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73702 |
fabric composer
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73703 |
fabric composer
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73704 |
fabric composer
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73705 |
fabric composer
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73750 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73751 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73752 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73753 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73782 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84326 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: CHROME-CVE-ADMIN
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84347 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: CHROME-CVE-ADMIN
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84350 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: CHROME-CVE-ADMIN
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84700 |
pikiwidb
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-14357 |
DevKit Pro
Reporter: SECURITY
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-19116 |
User Frontend PATCH
Reporter: CONTACT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-81737 |
FAQ Builder AYS PATCH
Reporter: CONTACT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-81807 |
Simple Ajax Chat PATCH
Reporter: CONTACT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-14828 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: 0FC0942C-577D-436F-AE8E-945763C79B02
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-81283 |
WP User Frontend PATCH
Reporter: AUDIT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-81769 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: AUDIT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-81772 |
Ninja Forms – Layout & Styles
Reporter: AUDIT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84764 |
Simply Schedule Appointments PATCH
Reporter: AUDIT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84770 |
Mang Board WP PATCH
Reporter: AUDIT
|
8.8
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84202 |
modelscope
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
8.7
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2024-7952 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: PSIRT
|
8.7
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2024-7953 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: PSIRT
|
8.7
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84304 |
grpc-go PATCH
Reporter: SECURITY-ADVISORIES
|
8.7
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-71981 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
8.7
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84208 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
8.7
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84476 |
AVideo
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
8.7
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84482 |
AVideo
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
8.7
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84694 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
8.7
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84702 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
8.7
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84484 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
8.7
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84485 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
8.7
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84715 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
8.7
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84796 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
8.7
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84801 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
8.7
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-79989 |
cms
Reporter: 7004884B-51E2-48E8-B4A2-5CA29E80453E
|
8.7
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-79990 |
cms
Reporter: 7004884B-51E2-48E8-B4A2-5CA29E80453E
|
8.7
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84203 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
8.6
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73706 |
fabric composer
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
8.6
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-19754 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: HELP
|
8.6
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2024-35585 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: CVE
|
8.6
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84803 |
siyuan PATCH
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
8.6
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-83551 |
sagemaker-python-sdk
Reporter: FF89BA41-3AA1-4D27-914A-91399E9639E5
|
8.5
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-45221 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: DISCLOSURE
|
8.5
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73707 |
fabric composer
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
8.5
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73781 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
8.4
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-63137 |
kibana
Reporter: SECURITY
|
8.3
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73708 |
fabric composer
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
8.3
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73709 |
fabric composer
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
8.3
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73780 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
8.3
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84335 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: CHROME-CVE-ADMIN
|
8.3
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84349 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: CHROME-CVE-ADMIN
|
8.3
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84351 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: CHROME-CVE-ADMIN
|
8.3
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73710 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
8.2
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73779 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
8.2
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-84370 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: SECURITY-ADVISORIES
|
8.2
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-18730 |
Product identification pending PATCH
Reporter: PRODUCT-CNA
|
8.2
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2025-15485 |
Auto x LINE
Reporter: CONTACT
|
8.2
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73711 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
8.1
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
| CVE-2026-73712 |
Product identification pending
Reporter: SECURITY-ALERT
|
8.1
HIGH
|
VIEW RECORD |
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