What is CVE-2026-118202?

CVE-2026-118202 is a high-severity vulnerability in Limit Login Attempts Security, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-11-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-118202?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Limit Login Attempts Security

CVE-2026-118202

The Limit Login Attempts Security WordPress plugin before 3.4.1 does not confirm that its two-factor authentication step succeeded before completing a login and treats a failure to build that step as success, so an attacker who holds a protected user's password can bypass the second factor by sending a request header that breaks the step.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2026-11-09 · last modified 2026-11-09.

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

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Limit Login Attempts Security

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/b2776c0c-7542-487d-976f-1ea3a646517f/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-118202?: CVE-2026-118202 is a high-severity vulnerability in Limit Login Attempts Security, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-11-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-118202?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.