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CVE-2026-104798

The My Calendar – Accessible Event Manager plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 3.8.7. The public `mcs` GET parameter is reflected into post content unsanitized before WordPress core's `do_shortcode` filter runs, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to inject a nested `[my_calendar above=...]` shortcode; `mc_generate_calendar_nav()` then splits the `above` attribute on commas and dispatches each element via `call_user_func()` with no authentication, authorization, or callable allowlist check. This makes it possible for unauthenticate…

Scores

9.8
CVSS 9.8 out of 10, critical severity.
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The facts

Published
16 October 2026
Last changed
16 October 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Severity
Critical, CVSS 9.8 out of 10 (version 3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
Known exploited
Not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue in this build.
EPSS
0.9% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days (percentile 59).

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