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CVE-2026-119040

Defender Security < 6.4.1 - 2FA Bypass via Unthrottled OTP Verification

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2026-11-12
  • WeaknessCWE-287

Am I affected?

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Description

The Defender Security WordPress plugin before 6.4.1 does not limit the number of failed two-factor authentication attempts in its default configuration, allowing an attacker who already knows a victim's password to brute-force the one-time code and defeat the second authentication factor.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2026-11-1206:00CVE publishedCNA

Versions per branch

Products declared by the CNA

As WPScan, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written. NVD lists no product for this CVE yet: this is the only product data so far.

  • Unknown Defender Securityother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • < 6.4.1fixed in 6.4.1semver

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2026-11-12

Neither OSV.dev nor the vendor advisories we read list affected versions for CVE-2026-119040 yet.

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2026-11-12
Last Modified
2026-11-12
NVD status
Received
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-2q88-889w-4vcf

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-119040?

The Defender Security WordPress plugin before 6.4.1 does not limit the number of failed two-factor authentication attempts in its default configuration, allowing an attacker who already knows a victim's password to brute-force the one-time code and defeat the second authentication factor.

Is CVE-2026-119040 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2026-119040 has not been confirmed.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2026-119040?

CVE-2026-119040 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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