CVE-2026-94257SMS Alert 3.9.6 - 4.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Password Reset
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, higher than 12% of scored CVEs.
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The SMS Alert WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 does not bind the account whose password is being changed to the phone number that was actually verified during its OTP password reset, allowing unauthenticated attackers to set a new password on an arbitrary account, including an administrator, by verifying a one-time code sent to a phone number they control.
- 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-269
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.23% (percentile 12)
- Assigned by
- WPScan
- NVD analysis
- Deferred
- Record last updated
- Oct 10, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 10, 2026
Affected products
Unknown SMS Alert unknown:sms_alert (from the name) | from 3.9.6 before 4.0.1 | CNA record |
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4c32fa5b-4677-4f62-8856-fbe9c601fc36/exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
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