CVE-2026-19718

BlogVault, MalCare and WP Remote 5.16 - 6.62 - Unauthenticated Site Takeover via Connection Key Recovery

The BlogVault Backup & Staging WordPress plugin before 6.65, MalCare WordPress Security Plugin WordPress plugin before 6.65, The WP Remote WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 6.65 do not prevent unauthenticated users from obtaining data derived from the secret that binds a site to its remote management service, and generate that secret with a weak pseudo-random number generator, allowing attackers to recover it and gain administrative access to the site.

Affected

BlogVault Backup & Staging · MalCare WordPress Security Plugin · The WP Remote WordPress Plugin

CVSS v3.1 CNA

8.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 13th percentile

Published

2026-08-26

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/68892d43-912d-421f-9376-8dc6e2e906bc/

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry