Auth bypass in John James Jacoby Bbpress

CVE-2026-74010

Missing Authorization vulnerability in John James Jacoby bbPress allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels. This issue affects bbPress: from n/a through 2.6.14.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (22.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 23rd percentile — 22.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-74010: held from 0.002 to 0.003.

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-74010?
CVE-2026-74010 is a medium-severity vulnerability in John James Jacoby Bbpress, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2026-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2026-74010?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.