What is CVE-2026-16036?

CVE-2026-16036 is a high-severity vulnerability in Miniorange 2fa, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-05.

How severe is CVE-2026-16036?

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

Auth bypass in Miniorange 2fa

CVE-2026-16036

The miniOrange 2FA WordPress plugin before 6.2.7 does not bind the second factor being configured during the pre-login two-factor challenge to the target account's existing factor, allowing an attacker who knows a user's password to rebin…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

CVSS v3 metric

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

Affected products

Unknown Miniorange 2fa — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16036?: CVE-2026-16036 is a high-severity vulnerability in Miniorange 2fa, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-05.
How severe is CVE-2026-16036?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.