Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-54821 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-54821 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-54821?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.4, published 25 June 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Bootstrapped Ventures Visual Link Preview <= 2.3.1.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-54821?
- A patch was published on 2026-06-25: Version 2.4.0 released to address the vulnerability Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-54821 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-54821?
- Check whether you run Bootstrapped Ventures Visual Link Preview 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.
Technical details
The Visual Link Preview plugin (versions 2.3.1 and below) for WordPress suffers from an insertion of sensitive information into sent data (CWE-201). The vulnerability allows an authenticated user with low-level 'Subscriber' privileges to access sensitive information that is not intended for their role. The flaw is categorized as a sensitive data exposure issue within the plugin's data handling logic. An attacker can exploit this over the network without user interaction to retrieve restricted data, potentially facilitating further system compromise. The issue is resolved in version 2.4.0.
Affected products
- Bootstrapped Ventures Visual Link Preview <= 2.3.1
Timeline
- 2026-04-24: other: Vulnerability reported by researcher she11f
- 2026-06-17: advisory: Patchstack advisory published
- 2026-06-25: disclosed: NVD publication date
- 2026-06-25: patched: Version 2.4.0 released to address the vulnerability