What is CVE-2026-24984?

CVE-2026-24984 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Brecht Visual Link Preview, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-02-03.

How severe is CVE-2026-24984?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Brecht Visual Link Preview

CVE-2026-24984

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Brecht Visual Link Preview visual-link-preview allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Visual Link Preview: from n/a through <= 2.2.9.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.000 (3.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Brecht Visual Link Preview — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/visual-link-preview/vulnerability/word… (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-24984?: CVE-2026-24984 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Brecht Visual Link Preview, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-02-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-24984?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.