CRITICAL 9.8 CVE-2026-89079 Published 16 Oct 2026

WordPress Theme My Login Plugin Account Takeover Vulnerability

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The Theme My Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in versions up to and including 7.2.1.

This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password.

  • Affected versions: up to and including 7.2.1
  • Attack type: unauthenticated attackers can change arbitrary users' passwords
  • Condition: multi-site setups in certain configurations

Reference: CVE-2026-89079 on NVD

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