High severity · published Jun 2, 2026
CVE-2026-8293
Really Simple Security < 9.5.10.1 - Authentication Bypass via Two-Factor OTP Skip
7.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.5.10.1 does not enforce the second-factor challenge in two of its two-factor authentication REST endpoints, allowing an attacker who knows a user's password to obtain a WordPress authentication session for that user without completing the email OTP challenge.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 15% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RS
Really Simple Security ·
before 9.5.10.1 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-8293
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-8293
wpscan.com
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1de69ef9-6226-4292-8e36-b331a37f043e/
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