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CVE-2026-86709

CRITICAL 9.8 CVSS 3.1
Published
September 17, 2026
Last modified
September 18, 2026
NVD status
Deferred
Reported by
contact@wpscan.com
Weakness
CWE-287
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Affected products and versions

  • Unknown The Pressengine — Up to and including 1.0

References

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4b0b16eb-c638-479b-ab65-1cead53f32a8/
  • nvd.nist.gov Official NVD record