Temporary Login Without Password · privilege escalation
Historical advisory recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. Read the latest advisory.
cve-program · CVE-2026-77752
PublishedThe Temporary Login Without Password WordPress plugin before 1.9.9 does not verify that the user requesting a temporary login holds network super admin rights before granting the new account those rights, allowing an administrator of a single site on a multisite network to take over the whole network. The same missing check also allows an existing account, including the attacker's own, to be promoted.
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cve-program · CVE-2026-77752
PublishedTemporary Login Without Password 1.5 - 1.9.8 - Multisite Subsite Admin+ Network Super Admin Privilege Escalation
The Temporary Login Without Password WordPress plugin before 1.9.9 does not verify that the user requesting a temporary login holds network super admin rights before granting the new account those rights, allowing an administrator of a single site on a multisite network to take over the whole network. The same missing check also allows an existing account, including the attacker's own, to be promoted.
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- 12 Sep 2026 06:00:08 UTC
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- 12 Sep 2026 15:35:23 UTC
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