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● CVE — Critical

CVE-2026-76581

DiscoveredAug 28, 2026UpdatedAug 28, 2026

The WPMU DEV Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.1. This is due to inconsistent and ambiguous HMAC message construction between the unauthenticated wdpsso_step1 and wdpsso_step2 AJAX actions, where step 1 signs and discloses an unseparated concatenation of the token, state, redirect, and domain values, while step 2 verifies an unseparated concatenation that omits the domain field. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers, on sites connected to WPMU DEV with Hub SSO enabled and mapped to an administrator, to obtain a valid HMAC from step 1 and replay it to step 2 by moving the domain value into the redirect field, resulting in an authenticated administrator session.

CVSS v3.1
9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS
0.43%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
1
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 29, 2026 → Sep 25, 2026
▲ 0.10pp
0.34% → 0.43% over 2 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorNETWORK
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Aug 28, 2026
Disclosure — published as a CVE record.
Aug 29, 2026
thehackernews.com reports: Five Critical WordPress Plugin and Theme Flaws Enable Site Takeover or RCE
Public PoC (2)
Unverified third-party code — review before executing.