CVE-2026-8996 json
Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.26 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure via download_recent_decrypted_file_wptc Function
published 2026-07-09 4 mo ago modified 2026-07-09 4 mo ago also EUVD-2026-42527
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.22.26 via the download_recent_decrypted_file_wptc. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to extract download the most recently admin-decrypted SQL database backup, which typically contains password hashes, user credentials, and other sensitive site configuration data stored in the 'recent_decrypted_file' option. Exploitation requires that an administrator has previously performed a decrypt action, causing the decrypted SQL backup file to exist in the plugin's upload directory; without this prior admin action, there is no file to serve.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 4 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- revmakx Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
- Technology feeds
References
- wordfence.com /threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/f7c39d66-f1e1-4d41-a9e4-984aec3f37dc?source=cve
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-time-capsule/trunk/wp-time-capsule.php#L3764
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-time-capsule/trunk/wp-time-capsule.php#L410
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-time-capsule/trunk/Views/wptc-download-file.php#L23
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-time-capsule/tags/1.22.26/wp-time-capsule.php#L3764
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-time-capsule/tags/1.22.26/wp-time-capsule.php#L410
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /browser/wp-time-capsule/tags/1.22.26/Views/wptc-download-file.php#L23
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org /changeset?reponame=&old=3563585%40wp-time-capsule&new=3563585%40wp-time-capsule
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-8996
- NVD CVE-2026-8996
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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.