Vulnerability · Published Aug 26, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2026-19718BlogVault, MalCare and WP Remote 5.16 - 6.62 - Unauthenticated Site Takeover via Connection Key Recovery

High 8.1

In plain English

A high-severity improper authentication in BlogVault Backup & Staging from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 33% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.1High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.4% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The BlogVault Backup & Staging WordPress plugin before 6.65, MalCare WordPress Security Plugin WordPress plugin before 6.65, The WP Remote WordPress Plugin WordPress plugin before 6.65 do not prevent unauthenticated users from obtaining data derived from the secret that binds a site to its remote management service, and generate that secret with a weak pseudo-random number generator, allowing attackers to recover it and gain administrative access to the site.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	BlogVault Backup & Staging	5.16 – before 6.65
Unknown	MalCare WordPress Security Plugin	5.16 – before 6.65
Unknown	The WP Remote WordPress Plugin	5.16 – before 6.65

Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/68892d43-912d-421f-9376-8dc6e2e906bc/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description