Privilege escalation in Wardee Mail Logging & Catcher

CVE-2026-120040

The Mail logging & Catcher plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 2.2.0 via the 'message' parameter. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to extract valid administrator password-reset keys from stored email logs and complete the WordPress password-reset flow to escalate privileges to administrator. Exploitation requires an administrator to have previously configured the plugin's default_view_role setting to a capability held by low-privileged users such as 'read'; on an untouched install the default of 'manage_options' restricts log access to administrators only.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published .

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: 0.003 (20.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.7% 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-120040?
CVE-2026-120040 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wardee Mail Logging & Catcher, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-10-31.
How severe is CVE-2026-120040?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.