CVE-2026-121848
📛 CVE Title
Magic Link < 2.2.6 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation via Magic Link Generation
Description
The Magic Link WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not check that the user requesting a login link is authorised to generate one for the chosen account, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to generate a working login link for an administrator and log in as them.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- WPScan
- CVSS severity
- —
- CVSS score
- —
- CVSS vector
- —
- Effective score
- no score available from CNA, NVD, or AI yet
- CWE(s)
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CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management - Reserved
- 2026-11-04
- Published
- 2026-11-07 06:00 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-11-07 18:16 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/121xxx/CVE-2026-121848.json
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- EUVD ID
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EUVD-2026-118946
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Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Magic Link |
0 (affected)
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Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/00c498cd-5319-47ed-afe6-14359bf1ee70/ exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Web references (0)
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Remediations (10)
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web:app.opencve.io
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2026-11-08 11:35 UTC -
web:blogs.oracle.com
For more information about the Critical Patch Update program, see the security vulnerability remediation practices page located on the Oracle Trust Center.
2026-11-08 11:35 UTC -
web:cvedatabase.com
Search and analyze CVE vulnerabilities with instant access to CVSS scores, affected products, and remediation guidance.
2026-11-08 11:35 UTC -
web:support.sap.com
On 13 th of October 2026 , SAP security patch day saw the release of 16 new security notes and 4 GitHub security advisories. There are 2 updates to previously released security notes.
2026-11-08 11:35 UTC -
web:vulmon.com
Vulnerability Summary Authenticated users, including subscribers, can log in as administrators in the Magic Link WordPress plugin versions prior to 2.2.6. This is possible because the plugin does not verify if the requesting user is authorized to generate a login link for the target account.
2026-11-08 11:35 UTC -
web:vulners.com
CVE-2026-121848 🗓️ 06 Nov 2026 22:00:27 Reported by WPScan Type cve 🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov 👁 11 Views
2026-11-08 11:35 UTC -
web:www.codeable.io
A critical PHP security release lands 21 October 2026 . How to check if your WordPress site is affected, what your host will do, and when to get help.
2026-11-08 11:35 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
This Critical Patch Update contains 1448 new security patches across the product families listed below. Please note that a My Oracle Support (MOS) note summarizing the content of this Critical Patch Update and other Oracle Software Security Assurance activities is located at July 2026 Critical Patch Update: Executive Summary and Analysis.
2026-11-08 11:35 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
Prior Critical Patch Update and Critical Security Patch Update advisories should be reviewed for information regarding earlier published security patches. Refer to Critical Patch Updates, Critical Security Patch Updates, Security Alerts and Bulletins for information about Oracle Security advisories.
2026-11-08 11:35 UTC -
web:www.servicenow.com
Zurich Patch 12 includes fixes for security-related problems that affected certain ServiceNow® applications and the ServiceNow AI Platform®. We recommend that customers upgrade to this release for the most secure and up-to-date features.
2026-11-08 11:35 UTC
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Raw JSON
The full cvelistV5 record. Download as CVE-2026-121848.json.
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