The Pressengine <= 1.0 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass
Historical advisory recorded 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC. Read the latest advisory.
cve-program · CVE-2026-86709
PublishedThe 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.
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cve-program · CVE-2026-86709
PublishedThe Pressengine <= 1.0 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass
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.
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- 17 Sep 2026 06:00:10 UTC
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- 17 Sep 2026 12:29:43 UTC
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