High severity · published Jul 13, 2026
CVE-2026-57697
WordPress ProfileGrid plugin <= 5.9.9.6 - Broken Authentication vulnerability
7.5
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Metagauss ProfileGrid profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities allows Password Recovery Exploitation.This issue affects ProfileGrid : from n/a through <= 5.9.9.6.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PR
ProfileGrid · Metagauss
through 5.9.9.6 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-57697
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-57697
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/profilegrid-user-profiles-groups-and-communities/vulnerability/wordpress-profilegrid-plugin-5-9-9-6-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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