High severity · published Sep 30, 2026
CVE-2026-97197
WordPress WordPress Backup & Migration plugin <= 1.6.0 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
7.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in WordPress Backup & Migration <= 1.6.0 versions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 21% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WB
WordPress Backup & Migration · WebToffee
through 1.6.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97197
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97197
vdb-entry
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-migration-duplicator/vulnerability/wordpress-wordpress-backup-migration-plugin-1-6-0-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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