CVE-2026-118185highCWE-287

CVE-2026-118185: high-severity vulnerability in Security Optimizer

Security Optimizer < 1.6.9 - 2FA Bypass via Missing Rate Limiting

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41Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.

ssvc Attendcvss 7.5epss 0.3%
The Security Optimizer WordPress plugin before 1.6.9 does not limit the number of two-factor authentication codes that can be submitted for a pending login, allowing an attacker who already knows a user's password to brute force the second factor and take over the account.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Unknown · Security Optimizer
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