---
id: CVE-2026-39768
title: >-
  Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Security & Malware scan by
  CleanTalk <= 2.189 versions.
summary: >-
  Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Security & Malware scan by
  CleanTalk <= 2.189 versions.
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: CleanTalk Inc
product: security-malware-firewall
affected:
  - security-malware-firewall >= n/a <= 2.189
published: '2026-10-06'
updated: '2026-10-06'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-06T11:17:24.007'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39768'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/security-malware-firewall/vulnerability/wordpress-security-malware-scan-by-cleantalk-plugin-2-189-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
    label: audit@patchstack.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-06T10:24:56.171091Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-10-06T08:50:17.481Z'
---

## Overview

Unauthenticated Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Security & Malware scan by CleanTalk <= 2.189 versions.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.