The Magic Link WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not check that the user requesting a login link is authorised to generate one for the chosen account, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to generate a working login link for an administrator and log in as them.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Unknown | Magic Link | unaffected |
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Sat, 07 Nov 2026 06:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | The Magic Link WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not check that the user requesting a login link is authorised to generate one for the chosen account, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to generate a working login link for an administrator and log in as them. | |
| Title | Magic Link < 2.2.6 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation via Magic Link Generation | |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: WPScan
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-07T06:00:27.414Z
Reserved: 2026-11-04T08:54:55.878Z
Link: CVE-2026-121848
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-11-07T06:16:58.620
Modified: 2026-11-07T06:16:58.620
Link: CVE-2026-121848
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