CVE-2026-86709 PUBLISHED

The Pressengine <= 1.0 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass

Assigner: WPScan
Reserved: 08.09.2026 Published: 17.09.2026 Updated: 17.09.2026

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.

Product Status

Vendor Unknown
Product The Pressengine
Versions Default: unknown
  • affected from 0 to 1.0 (incl.)

Credits

  • Naoki Kawahigashi finder
  • WPScan coordinator

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication CWE