What is CVE-2026-7458?

CVE-2026-7458 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pickplugins User Verification By, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-05-02.

How severe is CVE-2026-7458?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2026-7458 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Pickplugins User Verification By

CVE-2026-7458

The User Verification by PickPlugins plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 2.0.46. This is due to the use of a loose PHP comparison operator to validate OTP codes in the "user_ver…

EPSS: 0.001 (29.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pickplugins User Verification By — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Public proof-of-concept exploits

zycoder0day/CVE-2026-7458

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-7458?: CVE-2026-7458 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pickplugins User Verification By, classified under Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-05-02.
How severe is CVE-2026-7458?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-7458 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.