What is CVE-2026-96530?

CVE-2026-96530 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Optimole, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-10-07.

How severe is CVE-2026-96530?

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

Information disclosure in Optimole

CVE-2026-96530

The Optimole WordPress plugin before 4.2.15 does not perform a capability check before exposing its stored image-optimization account data in a dashboard widget, allowing any authenticated user, including Subscribers, to read the site's third-party service credentials.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

Published 2026-10-07 · last modified 2026-10-07.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Optimole

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/2153d029-a16d-4b8c-b232-6629a6abf34b/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-96530?: CVE-2026-96530 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Optimole, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2026-96530?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.