Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Sep 17, 2026· Updated Sep 18, 2026
CVE-2026-86709
CVE-2026-86709
Description
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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Affected products
1- Range: <=1.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1News mentions
1- Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (September 14, 2026 to September 20, 2026)Wordfence Blog · Sep 24, 2026