CVE-2026-8293

HIGH

CVSS v3.1: 7.5 · EPSS: 0.0007 (20.8 percentile)

NetworkNo user interactionImproper AuthenticationVendor advisory ref

Source data as of:

At a glance

Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5 v3.1 · NVD
EPSS
0.0007 (20.8 percentile) · FIRST.org
CISA KEV
No
Type
Improper Authentication · NVD CWE
Attack conditions (CVSS vector)
NetworkNo user interaction · Source: NVD Vector
Published
2026-06-02 · Modified: 2026-06-02

CVSS / EPSS / KEV

CVSS v3.1 7.5 / 10 HIGH Source: NVD
EPSS 0.0007 20.8 percentile Source: FIRST.org
CISA KEV No Source: CISA

Source — CVSS: NVD · EPSS: FIRST.org · KEV: CISA. Data & Sources

Description

The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.5.10.1 does not enforce the second-factor challenge in two of its two-factor authentication REST endpoints, allowing an attacker who knows a user's password to obtain a WordPress authentication session for that user without completing the email OTP challenge.

Record details

CVE ID
CVE-2026-8293
CVSS (v3.1)
7.5 (HIGH)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability subscore
1.6
Impact subscore
5.9
EPSS
0.0007 (20.8 percentile) — 2026-06-03
CISA KEV
No
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-287
Affected configurations (CPE)
0
Published
2026-06-02
Modified
2026-06-02
Status
Deferred

References

Reference URLs as listed by NVD, grouped by a mechanical match on the link's host/pattern. Labels describe the link type only.