CVE-2026-8293
📛 CVE Title
Really Simple Security < 9.5.10.1 - Authentication Bypass via Two-Factor OTP Skip
Description
The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.5.10.1 does not enforce the second-factor challenge in two of its two-factor authentication REST endpoints, allowing an attacker who knows a user's password to obtain a WordPress authentication session for that user without completing the email OTP challenge.
Overview
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Assigner (CNA)
- WPScan
- CVSS severity
- high
- CVSS score
- 7.5 / 10
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Effective score
- 7.5 / 10 HIGH source: CNA overview
- CWE(s)
-
CWE-287 Improper Authentication - Reserved
- 2026-05-11
- Published
- 2026-06-02 06:00 UTC
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02 10:39 UTC
- Source
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/8xxx/CVE-2026-8293.json
- Linked Threat
- CVE-2026-8293 — CVE-2026-8293
NVD triage scoring NVD CVE 2.0
Layer NVD adds on top of the CNA's CVE record — published / last-modified timestamps, exploitability / impact subscores, and the FIRST.org EPSS probability that this CVE will be exploited in the wild in the next 30 days.
- NVD published
- 2026-06-02 07:16:13 UTC
- NVD last modified
- 2026-06-17 11:03:47 UTC
- NVD CVSS v3.1
- 7.5 / 10 HIGH source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
- NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Exploitability subscore
- 1.6 / 10
- Impact subscore
- 5.9 / 10
- EPSS score
- 0.0024 (probability of exploitation in next 30 days)
- EPSS percentile
- 14.56% vs all CVEs — higher = more likely to be exploited, as of 2026-07-01
NVD-assigned CWE(s):
CWE-287
(differs from the CNA list above)
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European Union Vulnerability Database ENISA EUVD
ENISA's official EU repository for curated vulnerability intelligence. Carries a separate identifier (EUVD-YYYY-NNNN) and frequently exposes an earlier-published description + CVSS than NVD does.
- EUVD ID
-
EUVD-2026-33882 - Assigner
- WPScan
- Published
- Jun 2, 2026, 6:00:02 AM
- Updated
- Jun 2, 2026, 10:39:15 AM
- EUVD base score (CVSS 3.1)
-
7.5 / 10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EUVD-reported EPSS
- 0.2400
- Vendors
- Unknown
- Products
-
Really Simple Security (0 <9.5.10.1)
- Aliases
-
GHSA-g33r-3vq8-q6f4
ENISA description: The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.5.10.1 does not enforce the second-factor challenge in two of its two-factor authentication REST endpoints, allowing an attacker who knows a user's password to obtain a WordPress authentication session for that user without completing the email OTP challenge.
EUVD references (1)
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Really Simple Security |
0 (affected)
|
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Vendor references (1)
References embedded in the original CVE record by the assigning CNA.
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1de69ef9-6226-4292-8e36-b331a37f043e/ exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
Web references (4)
DuckDuckGo results ranked by threat-intel / vendor advisory domains. Generated by the 🔎 Find references (web) button above — same flow as the Remediations search.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8293 tenable:nvd.nist.gov
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1de69ef9-6226-4292-8e36-b331a37f043e/ tenable:wpscan.com
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8293 tenable:www.cve.org
- https://www.first.org/epss/ tenable:www.first.org
NVD-tagged references (1)
Reference list NVD curates from the CNA record, vendor advisories, and third-party reports. The tag chips below are NVD's analyst-assigned categories.
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1de69ef9-6226-4292-8e36-b331a37f043e/ contact@wpscan.com
Remediations (16)
Remediations are stored against the linked Threat row; the list below is deduplicated across both pages.
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web:access.redhat.com
Learn about our open source products, services, and company. You are here
2026-06-08 15:48 UTC -
web:blog.qualys.com
May 2026's Patch Tuesday arrives with Microsoft addressing a fresh set of vulnerabilities across its ecosystem, reinforcing the ongoing need for timely patching in an increasingly threat-heavy…
2026-06-08 15:48 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft's May 2026 Patch Tuesday lands with a heavy enterprise focus, fixing 120 vulnerabilities across Windows, Office, Azure, developer tools, and Microsoft 365 apps, including 29 remote code execution (RCE) flaws rated Critical.
2026-06-08 15:48 UTC -
web:mondoo.com
CVE-2026-8293 - HIGH severity: Really Simple Security < 9.5.10.1 - Authentication Bypass via Two-Factor OTP Skip
2026-06-08 15:48 UTC -
web:nvd.nist.gov
An official website of the United States government Here's how you know
2026-06-08 15:48 UTC -
web:portal.msrc.microsoft.com
The Security Update Guide provides information on the latest Microsoft security updates, helping users understand and address potential vulnerabilities effectively.
2026-06-08 15:48 UTC -
web:techdocs.broadcom.com
esx-update_8..3-.60.24585383 Patch Category Security Patch Severity Critical Host Reboot Required Yes Virtual Machine Migration or Shutdown Required Yes Affected Hardware N/A Affected Software N/A Affected VIBs Included VMware_bootbank_esx-update_8..3-.60.24585383 VMware_bootbank_loadesx_8..3-.60.24585383 PRs Fixed N/A CVE numbers N/A Due to their dependency on the esx-base VIB, the ...
2026-06-08 15:48 UTC -
web:windowsforum.com
Microsoft's Fastest Fix Is a Mitigation , Not a Patch The important detail in Microsoft's May 14 notice is that there is no permanent Exchange security update available yet for CVE - 2026 -42897.
2026-06-08 15:48 UTC -
web:www.oracle.com
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - April 2026 Description A Critical Patch Update is a collection of patches for multiple security vulnerabilities. These patches address vulnerabilities in Oracle code and in third party components included in Oracle products. These patches are usually cumulative, but each advisory describes only the security patches added since the previous Critical Patch ...
2026-06-08 15:48 UTC -
web:zecurit.com
Get the complete breakdown of Microsoft's June 2026 Patch Tuesday. We analyze the latest security updates and all critical CVEs .
2026-06-08 15:48 UTC -
web:cybersecuritynews.com
Microsoft has officially acknowledged a critical zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft Defender, publicly dubbed "RoguePlanet," and confirmed it is actively developing a security patch to address the flaw.
2026-06-19 02:33 UTC -
web:support.microsoft.com
This update for Windows 11, version 25H2 and 24H2 (KB5084597) incudes security improvements. To learn more about differences between security updates, optional non-security preview updates, out-of-band (OOB) updates, and continuous innovation, see Windows monthly updates explained. For information on Windows update terminology, see the different types of Windows software updates. To view the ...
2026-06-19 02:33 UTC -
web:vulners.com
CVE-2026-8293 affects the WordPress plugin Really Simple Security (before 9.5.10.1). The issue: two-factor authentication REST endpoints do not enforce the second-factor challenge, allowing an attacker who knows a user's password to obtain a WordP...
2026-06-19 02:33 UTC -
web:www.crowdstrike.com
Microsoft has released security updates for 130 vulnerabilities, including 30 critical, in its May 2026 Patch Tuesday rollout.
2026-06-19 02:33 UTC -
web:www.malwarebytes.com
Microsoft says it's working on a fix for an unpatched Defender vulnerability that can give attackers the highest level of access on Windows.
2026-06-19 02:33 UTC -
web:www.rapid7.com
Microsoft is publishing 200 vulnerabilities on June 2026 Patch Tuesday, including an HTTP/2 denial of service vulnerability and an elevation of privilege vulnerability in PowerToys.
2026-06-19 02:33 UTC
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