CVE-2026-94257CWE-269privilege-escalation

CVE-2026-94257

High · published October 10, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.1
EPSS
0%
Percentile
12.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The SMS Alert WordPress plugin before 4.0.1 does not bind the account whose password is being changed to the phone number that was actually verified during its OTP password reset, allowing unauthenticated attackers to set a new password on an arbitrary account, including an administrator, by verifying a one-time code sent to a phone number they control.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.1 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00226 · 12.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-10-10T10:16Z
References (1)
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4c32fa5b-4677-4f62-8856-fbe9c601fc36/ · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 OCT 03:33Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 10 OCT 06:00Z
    SMS Alert 3.9.6 - 4.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Password Reset
    cvelistv5
  • 10 OCT 06:00Z
    SMS Alert 3.9.6 - 4.0.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Arbitrary Password Reset
    cvelistv5