Description
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.
Published: 2026-08-26
Score: 8.1 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-287
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description 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.
Title BlogVault, MalCare and WP Remote 5.16 - 6.62 - Unauthenticated Site Takeover via Connection Key Recovery
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-26T14:43:09.346Z

Reserved: 2026-08-13T11:43:11.141Z

Link: CVE-2026-19718

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T14:39:37.299Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-08-26T06:16:25.900

Modified: 2026-08-26T16:30:52.723

Link: CVE-2026-19718

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-26T17:15:04Z

Weaknesses