CVE-2026-89080Really Simple Security < 9.8.1 - Unauthenticated 2FA Bypass via Email Provider State Demotion
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The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.8.1 does not prevent an unauthenticated request from resetting an account's completed email two-factor enrolment, allowing an attacker who already knows the account's password to bypass the second factor and obtain that user's session, up to administrator.
- CVSS
- 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CISA ADP)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/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
- Sep 13, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Unknown Really Simple Security unknown:really_simple_security (from the name) | from 9.5.10.1 before 9.8.1 | CNA record |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/49546064-5663-40f8-be7c-4f3faa31fa9a/exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
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