CVE-2026-19718 (GCVE-0-2026-19718)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-26 06:00
Modified
2026-08-26 14:43
Summary
The BlogVault Backup & Staging WordPress plugin before 6.65, MalCare WordPress Security Plugin WordPress plugin before 6.65, The WP Remote WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 6.65 do not prevent unauthenticated users from obtaining data derived from the secret that binds a site to its remote management service, and generate that secret with a weak pseudo-random number generator, allowing attackers to recover it and gain administrative access to the site.
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