CVE-2026-12586 json
Lenxel WP <= 1.0.31 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Arbitrary Password Reset
published 2026-08-02 3 mo ago modified 2026-08-26 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-51940
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Lenxel WP WordPress theme through 1.0.31 does not perform any authorization or ownership check on its password-reset action, validating only a CSRF nonce, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of any user (including an administrator) and take over the account.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 3 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/84555dc3-b35e-478f-b681-ea0a0fe481d9/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Unknown Lenxel WP
Classification
- Weakness
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/84555dc3-b35e-478f-b681-ea0a0fe481d9/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-12586
- NVD CVE-2026-12586
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