CVE-2026-2144: Magic Login Mail or QR Code (WordPress plugin) · Improper Privilege Management
Affects Magic Login Mail or QR Code (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 45% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 14 Feb 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| katsushi-kawamoriMagic Login Mail or QR Code | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Until an official fix is available, users should consider disabling the Magic Login Mail or QR Code plugin or restricting access to the uploads directory to prevent unauthorized retrieval of the QR code image. Monitoring for suspicious login link requests may also help detect exploitation attempts.
Description
The Magic Login Mail or QR Code plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 2.05. This is due to the plugin storing the magic login QR code image with a predictable, static filename (QR_Code.png) in the publicly accessible WordPress uploads directory during the email sending process. The file is only deleted after wp_mail() completes, creating an exploitable race condition window. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to trigger a login link request for any user, including administrators, and then exploit the race condition between QR code file creation and deletion to obtain the login URL encoded in the QR code, thereby gaining unauthorized access to the targeted user's account.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/65066a17-653b-4444-9bd0-894ea8c1acb1?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/magic-login-mail/trunk/lib/class-magicloginmail.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/magic-login-mail/trunk/lib/class-magicloginmail.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3460417/ (opens in a new tab)