# CVE-2026-78268 — Extend Themes Lead Generation Contact Widget &amp; AI Chatbot: Chat Button, Phone Call, Telegram, Email – SiteLeads

> As of 2026-08-24, CVE-2026-78268 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Extend Themes Lead Generation Contact Widget &amp; AI Chatbot: Chat Button, Phone Call, Telegram, Email – SiteLeads, CVSS v3.1 7.5. No Threadlinqs-tracked threat campaign has been attributed to CVE-2026-78268 as of 2026-08-24; the identifier is re-checked against the Threadlinqs threat corpus on every daily ingest.

**Last updated:** 2026-08-24

## What is CVE-2026-78268?

Unauthenticated Sensitive Data Exposure in Lead Generation Contact Widget & AI Chatbot: Chat Button, Phone Call, Telegram, Email – SiteLeads <= 1.2.0 versions.

The record classifies CVE-2026-78268 under weakness class [CWE-497](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/497.html). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 42 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 7.5 — HIGH (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 3.8/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-08-24

## Is CVE-2026-78268 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 30 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- **Extend Themes**: Lead Generation Contact Widget &amp; AI Chatbot: Chat Button, Phone Call, Telegram, Email – SiteLeads

## How to fix CVE-2026-78268

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-78268 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-78268

No threat campaign in the Threadlinqs corpus currently references CVE-2026-78268, in its CVE list or as an indicator. The linkage is recomputed from the live corpus on every daily ingest, so this section fills in as soon as a tracked campaign cites the identifier.

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, GitHub Security Advisories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-08-25. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

**Vulnerability database entry**

- [patchstack.com — vdb entry](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/siteleads/vulnerability/wordpress-lead-generation-contact-widget-ai-chatbot-chat-button-phone-call-telegram-email-siteleads-plugin-1-2-0-sensitive-data-exposure-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-78268
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-78268 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp
