Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-119165 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-119165 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-119165?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.4, published 7 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- WPBakery Page Builder up to 9.0.1.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-119165?
- Yes: fixed in 9.1. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-119165 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-119165?
- Check whether you run WPBakery Page Builder at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 9.1
Technical details
Stored Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability in WPBakery Page Builder versions up to 9.0.1 caused by insufficient input sanitization and output escaping of the 'display_name / nickname' parameter. Authenticated attackers with subscriber-level access or higher can inject arbitrary JavaScript; exploitation requires at least one public post attributed to the attacker rendered through a Basic Grid with Post Author linking enabled. The vulnerability was patched in version 9.1 with improved Grid Builder security against XSS.
Affected products
- WPBakery Page Builder up to 9.0.1
Timeline
- 2026-11-07: disclosed
- 2026-11-02: patched: Version 9.1 released with Grid Builder XSS security improvements