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CVE-2026-121848VulnerabilityPublished

The Magic Link WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not check that the user requesting a login link is authorised to

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-121848· High

Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 2.2.6 soon.

Data as of 7 Nov 2026, 07:36 UTC

Severity
High

Rated High by Threat Radar's AI analysis · CVSS not yet scored by NVD

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.2.6

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 7 Nov 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 6 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Magic Link (WordPress plugin) to 2.2.6.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Magic LinkAffected
  • <2.2.6
Fixed in
  • 2.2.6

AI-suggested

Upgrade the Magic Link WordPress plugin to version 2.2.6 or later, where this authorization check vulnerability has been fixed. No other mitigation is indicated.

Description

The Magic Link WordPress plugin versions before 2.2.6 contains a vulnerability where it does not verify if a user requesting a login link is authorized to generate one for the targeted account. This flaw allows any authenticated user, including low-privilege roles such as subscribers, to generate a valid login link for an administrator account and gain unauthorized access.

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