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Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2026 · Assigned by Wordfence

CVE-2026-78003Mailgun for WordPress <= 2.2.0 - Unauthenticated Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via 'addresses' Array Keys

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity server-side request forgery in Mailgun for WordPress from mailgun. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 56% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The Mailgun for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) via path traversal in versions up to and including 2.2.0. This is due to insufficient input validation in the add_list() function, which accepts user-controlled array keys from $_POST['addresses'], passes them through sanitize_text_field(). This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to make authenticated POST requests to any Mailgun API endpoint using the WordPress site's API key, including creating inbound email-forwarding routes that can intercept password reset emails, leading to administrator account takeover.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
mailgun Mailgun for WordPress 0 – through 2.2.0

Weakness: CWE-918 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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