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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-119040 EUVD-2026-124276GHSA-2q88-889w-4vcf

Defender Security < 6.4.1 - 2FA Bypass via Unthrottled OTP Verification

Published Nov 12, 2026 · Updated Nov 12, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan

Description

The Defender Security WordPress plugin before 6.4.1 does not limit the number of failed two-factor authentication attempts in its default configuration, allowing an attacker who already knows a victim's password to brute-force the one-time code and defeat the second authentication factor.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— Defender Security < 6.4.1 6.4.1

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