CVE-2025-69082

High

Published: 07 January 2026

Published

07 January 2026

Modified

23 April 2026

KEV Added

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Patch

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CVSS Score v3.1 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS Score 0.0003 7.3th percentile

Risk Priority 14 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-69082 is a high-severity Cross-site Scripting (CWE-79) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.1 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 7.3th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-15 (Information Output Filtering).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2025-69082 is an improper neutralization of input during web page generation vulnerability, classified as CWE-79, enabling reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) in the Frenify Arlo WordPress theme. This issue affects Arlo versions from n/a through 6.0.3, as published on 2026-01-07 with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L).

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability remotely over the network without privileges, though it requires user interaction such as clicking a malicious link. Successful exploitation changes the scope and allows limited impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, typically through execution of injected scripts in victims' browsers via reflected inputs.

The Patchstack advisory at https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/arlo/vulnerability/wordpress-arlo-theme-6-0-3-cross-site-scripting-xss-vulnerability?_s_id=cve documents this XSS flaw in Arlo theme version 6.0.3 and provides details relevant to mitigation for WordPress users.

EU & UK References

🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2026-1258

Vulnerability details

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Frenify Arlo arlo allows Reflected XSS.This issue affects Arlo: from n/a through <= 6.0.3.

CWE(s): CWE-79

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access

Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.

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T1059.007 JavaScript Execution

Adversaries may abuse various implementations of JavaScript for execution.

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Why these techniques?

Reflected XSS in public-facing WordPress theme directly enables exploitation of the web app (T1190) and arbitrary JavaScript execution in victim browsers via malicious reflected inputs/links (T1059.007).

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1