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Fencer Vulns
high 8.1

CVE-2026-19718 json

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

published 2026-08-26 2 mo ago modified 2026-08-26 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-66276

cvss
8.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 32%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • Unknown BlogVault Backup & Staging 6.65
  • Unknown MalCare WordPress Security Plugin 6.65
  • Unknown The WP Remote WordPress Plugin 6.65

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/68892d43-912d-421f-9376-8dc6e2e906bc/ 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 BlogVault Backup & Staging
  • Unknown MalCare WordPress Security Plugin
  • Unknown The WP Remote WordPress Plugin

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.