CVE-2026-19718BlogVault, MalCare and WP Remote 5.16 - 6.62 - Unauthenticated Site Takeover via Connection Key Recovery
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The BlogVault Backup & Staging WordPress plugin before 6.65, MalCare WordPress Security Plugin WordPress plugin before 6.65, The WP Remote WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 6.65 do not prevent unauthenticated users from obtaining data derived from the secret that binds a site to its remote management service, and generate that secret with a weak pseudo-random number generator, allowing attackers to recover it and gain administrative access to the site.
- CVSS
- 8.1 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-287
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- WPScan
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Unknown BlogVault Backup & Staging unknown:blogvault_backup_and_staging (from the name) | from 5.16 before 6.65 | CNA record |
Unknown MalCare WordPress Security Plugin unknown:malcare_wordpress_security_plugin (from the name) | from 5.16 before 6.65 | CNA record |
Unknown The WP Remote WordPress Plugin unknown:the_wp_remote_wordpress_plugin (from the name) | from 5.16 before 6.65 | CNA record |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/68892d43-912d-421f-9376-8dc6e2e906bc/exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
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