CVE-2026-86709

The Pressengine <= 1.0 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass

Published Sep 17, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-287
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title The Pressengine <= 1.0 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
WPScan
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2026, 12:29 PM
Reserved
Sep 8, 2026, 10:56 AM
Status
Deferred
Published
Sep 17, 2026, 6:16 AM
Modified
Sep 18, 2026, 7:08 PM