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The Security Optimizer WordPress plugin before 1.6.9 does not limit the number of two-factor authentication codes that can be submitted for…

CVE-2026-118185

The Security Optimizer WordPress plugin before 1.6.9 does not limit the number of two-factor authentication codes that can be submitted for a pending login, allowing an attacker who already knows a user's password to brute force the second factor and take over the account.

Assessment

CVSS: Not yet scored
Severity: Unscored
Known exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
Exploit availability: Nothing found in Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or public PoC repositories
Published: 31 October 2026
Last updated: 31 October 2026
Affected: Unknown
Assigner: WPScan

At the source

EUVD (ENISA)

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/253fe868-0e85-496f-8b01-a8b5107db217/

Query this programmatically

Agents can read this through the MCP endpoint, or over HTTP:

curl https://cve.zerocrew.in/api/cve/CVE-2026-118185