CVE-2026-118185
Security Optimizer < 1.6.9 - 2FA Bypass via Missing Rate Limiting
HIGH 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.
- Affected
- Security Optimizer
- CVSS v3.1 CNA
- 7.5 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS
- 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 21st percentile
- Published
- 2026-10-31
- Updated
- 2026-11-01