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Critical · 9.8 CVE-2026-86709 EUVD-2026-81340GHSA-r5f2-c2h7-4jxh

The Pressengine <= 1.0 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass

Published Sep 17, 2026 · Updated Sep 17, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
— The Pressengine ≤ 1.0 —

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