Vulnerability · Published Sep 11, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan

CVE-2026-86815BackWPup 5.2.2 - 5.7.4 - BackWPup Jobs Checker+ Database Backup Exfiltration via Missing Authorization on Job REST Routes

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity missing authorization in BackWPup 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 32% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 67.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The BackWPup WordPress plugin before 5.7.5 does not properly restrict access to several of its REST API routes for job, backup-destination, and backup-execution management, allowing users holding a BackWPup WordPress plugin before 5.7.5-defined, administrator-assigned limited role to create and run backup jobs and exfiltrate a full database backup to an attacker-controlled destination.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Unknown	BackWPup	5.2.2 – before 5.7.5

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/fa66c458-f14f-47bc-87e6-b603200ef8e9/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description