CVE-2026-85681
Received
Published: 12 Sept 2026, 06:00
Last modified:12 Sept 2026, 15:30
Vulnerability Summary
Overall Risk (default)
high
70/100 CVSS Score
9.8 CRITICAL
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.28% LOW
0% probability +0.14%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
1 found
Dark Web
Not detected
Timeline
12 Sept 2026, 06:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
12 Sept 2026, 15:30
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
The WP Component WordPress plugin through 2.2.4 does not have any capability or nonce checks on one of the actions it makes available to unauthenticated users, and it takes both the option name and the option value from the request, allowing unauthenticated attackers to overwrite any of the site's options. On a single site installation this leads to a full takeover, as registration can be enabled with a default role of administrator.
CVSS Metrics
- v3.1•CRITICAL•Score: 9.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Trends
Current EPSS score: 0.28%• Percentile: 20%
Techniques & Countermeasures
- CWE-269•Improper Privilege Management
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Affected Systems
- unknown•wp component
≤ 2.2.4