What is CVE-2026-121848?

CVE-2026-121848 is a high-severity vulnerability in Magic Link, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-11-07.

How severe is CVE-2026-121848?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Magic Link

CVE-2026-121848

The Magic Link WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not check that the user requesting a login link is authorised to generate one for the chosen account, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to generate a working login link for an administrator and log in as them.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2026-11-07 · last modified 2026-11-07.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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

Magic Link

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/00c498cd-5319-47ed-afe6-14359bf1ee70/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-121848?: CVE-2026-121848 is a high-severity vulnerability in Magic Link, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2026-121848?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.