CVE-2026-8293 - Really Simple Security < 9.5.10.1 - Authentication Bypass via Two-Factor OTP Skip

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HIGH

Really Simple Security < 9.5.10.1 - Authentication Bypass via Two-Factor OTP Skip

Published Jun 2, 2026

7.5

HIGH

CVSS 3.1

EPSS 0.39%

Description

The Really Simple Security WordPress plugin before 9.5.10.1 does not enforce the second-factor challenge in two of its two-factor authentication REST endpoints, allowing an attacker who knows a user's password to obtain a WordPress authentication session for that user without completing the email OTP challenge.

Affected products

Vendor n/a Product Really Simple Security Default
unaffected
- Version
  0
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  <9.5.10.1

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

n/a

Really Simple Security

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
0	affected	<9.5.10.1

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

References (2)

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-33882
Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1de69ef9-6226-4292-8e36-b331a37f043e/
exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description

Link	Providers	Tags
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-33882		Advisory
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1de69ef9-6226-4292-8e36-b331a37f043e/		exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description