VulnerabilityPublished 4 Nov 2026

CVE-2026-57775: Simple Cloudflare Turnstile (WordPress plugin) · Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Affects Simple Cloudflare Turnstile (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.3 Medium : upgrade to 1.44.2 when convenient.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026, 08:28 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

5.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

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CNA (Patchstack)	CVSS 3.1	5.3

Patch: Available – fixed in 1.44.2

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 4 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 3 Nov 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade Simple Cloudflare Turnstile (WordPress plugin) to 1.44.2.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Simple Cloudflare Turnstilesimple-cloudflare-turnstile	Affected <1.44.2	Fixed in 1.44.2

AI-suggested

Upgrade RelyWP Simple Cloudflare Turnstile to version 1.44.2 or later, where this authentication bypass vulnerability is fixed. Since this is a cloud service, verify with the vendor that the service is updated accordingly. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

CVE-2026-57775 is an authentication bypass vulnerability in RelyWP Simple Cloudflare Turnstile affecting versions prior to 1.44.2. The flaw allows attackers to abuse authentication by using an alternate path or channel. The issue is fixed in version 1.44.2. The vulnerability has a medium severity with a CVSS score of 5.3 and does not impact confidentiality or availability but impacts integrity.

Impact

This vulnerability allows attackers to bypass authentication mechanisms, potentially leading to unauthorized actions or abuse within the affected system. The impact is limited to integrity, with no direct confidentiality or availability impact reported. The medium severity rating reflects the moderate risk posed by this flaw.

Summary

The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-57775 affects RelyWP Simple Cloudflare Turnstile versions before 1.44.2. It allows authentication bypass through an alternate path or channel, enabling authentication abuse. The flaw does not require privileges or user interaction and has a network attack vector. The vendor has released version 1.44.2 to fix this issue. No known exploits are reported in the wild.

References

patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/simple-cloudflare-turnstile/vulnerability/wordpress-simple-cloudflare-turnstile-plugin-1-44-1-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve (opens in a new tab)

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