What is CVE-2026-8760?

CVE-2026-8760 is a critical-severity vulnerability in India-web-developer Login With Otp, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-05-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-8760?

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

Vulnerability in India-web-developer Login With Otp

CVE-2026-8760

The Login with OTP plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authentication bypass in all versions up to, and including, 1.6. This is due to an incomplete fix for CVE-2024-11178: the rate-limit/lockout check added to `otpl_login_action()` was…

EPSS: 0.003 (53.6th 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

India-web-developer Login With Otp — versions <= 1.6

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-307 — Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-8760?: CVE-2026-8760 is a critical-severity vulnerability in India-web-developer Login With Otp, classified under Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2026-05-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-8760?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.