CVE-2026-86709
The Pressengine <= 1.0 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Sep 17, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 17, 2026
- Reserved
- Sep 8, 2026
Description
The Pressengine WordPress plugin through 1.0 does not stop its login handler from issuing a session when authentication fails, allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user, including administrators.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
The PressengineUnknown |
|
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4b0b16eb-c638-479b-ab65-1cead53f32a8/exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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