Auth bypass in Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner With Auto Removal

CVE-2026-114443

The Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal WordPress plugin before 2.191 does not verify the account password before accepting an authenticator-app two-factor code at login, allowing anyone who holds a user's current authenticator code to log in as that user, including an administrator, without the password.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.8th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

The 30-day trend appears once there are two daily scores.

Affected products

  • Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner With Auto Removal

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-114443?
CVE-2026-114443 is a high-severity vulnerability in Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner With Auto Removal, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-10-30.
How severe is CVE-2026-114443?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.