Vulnerability · CVE-2026-66443
WordPress REST API Log Plugin Sensitive Data Exposure
Published Aug 10, 2026 · corrected/updated Aug 10, 2026 · Pete Nelson REST API Log · evidence confidence very high
Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Exposure in REST API Log <= 1.7.1 versions.
Grounded briefings
Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.
Executive
CVE-2026-66443 is a unknown public vulnerability record for Pete Nelson REST API Log. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.
System administrator
Identify whether Pete Nelson REST API Log is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: Pete Nelson REST API Log. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.
Security analyst
Signals on file: EPSS 0.4%. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: cve_org, epss, vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.
Exploitation and remediation
Exploitation evidence
Confirmed in CISA KEV since Aug 10, 2026. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.
Patch and remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Safe detection guidance
Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.
Technology hubs
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Aug 10, 2026 · VulnCheck KEV
Detected
Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Exposure in REST API Log <= 1.7.1 versions.
Aug 10, 2026 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Affected
- vendor Pete Nelson REST API Logversion unspecified
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-66443
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-66443
30-day exploitation probability 0.4%
first.org - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-66443
Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Exposure in REST API Log <= 1.7.1 versions.
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