CVE-2026-16773: The WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 8.5
The WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 8.5.9 via the wpbot_send_email_transcript_free. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to exfiltrate full chat transcripts and associated user PII — including names, email addresses, and phone numbers — stored in the wpbot_user and wpbot_conversation tables to an attacker-controlled email address.
Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-16773
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-167730.27% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 20% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-16773 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for WPBot
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- lowCVE-2026-14189: The WPBot WordPress plugin before 8.5.2 does not validate administrator-configured field ident…nvd · 2026-07-27
- mediumCVE-2026-14185: The WPBot WordPress plugin before 8.2.0 does not perform a capability or nonce check in one of…nvd · 2026-07-21
- mediumCVE-2026-15610: The WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services plugin for WordPress is …nvd · 2026-07-16
- mediumCVE-2026-15106: The WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services plugin for WordPress is …nvd · 2026-07-16
- highCVE-2026-13731: The WPBot – AI ChatBot for Live Support, Lead Generation, AI Services plugin for WordPress is …nvd · 2026-07-01
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