Known vulnerabilities in FV Player 8

WordPress's most reliable, easy to use and feature-rich video player. Supports playlists, ads, stats and user video position saving.

3Reported vulnerabilities

8.8Highest CVSS score

8.1.9Latest version

1,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update FV Player 8 to 8.1.8 or later. 3 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: October 7, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.1.3 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2026-83526	High 8.8	0.6%	0 to 8.1.7 (inclusive)	`8.1.8`	October 10, 2026
CVE-2026-42699	High 7.2	0.2%	8.1.8 and earlier	`8.1.9`	October 6, 2026
CVE-2026-95807	Medium 6.4	0.2%	0 to 8.1.7 (inclusive)	`8.1.8`	October 14, 2026

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.