What is CVE-2026-40740?

CVE-2026-40740 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Themeum Tutor Lms, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-04-15.

How severe is CVE-2026-40740?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Themeum Tutor Lms

CVE-2026-40740

Missing Authorization vulnerability in Themeum Tutor LMS tutor allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Tutor LMS: from n/a through <= 3.9.7.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2026-04-15 · last modified 2026-10-26.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (7.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-28.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 7.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.002 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Themeum Tutor Lms — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/tutor/vulnerability/wordpress-tutor-lm… (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-40740?: CVE-2026-40740 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Themeum Tutor Lms, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2026-04-15.
How severe is CVE-2026-40740?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.