CVE-2026-14561

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.56.5—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 6.5 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-08-01. CISA-ADP (Vulnrichment) CVSS v3.1 baseline 6.5; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: cisa-adp, epss, ghsa
Trending — 3 sources updated this weekElevated
6.5EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 6.5Exploit: Elevated riskExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

The Authora : Easy login with mobile number WordPress plugin before 1.7.7 does not keep its one-time login code confidential, returning the code and a valid verification token in the response of an unauthenticated action, allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user whose registered mobile number they know (including administrators) or to create arbitrary accounts.

CVSS v3
6.5
EG Score
6.5(high)
EG Risk
60(Attend)
EG Risk 60/100SSVC: Attend

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity65% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 1, 2026

Last Modified

August 3, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 3, 2026
🔬 Proof of concept available. No patch confirmed yet.
generic🟡 PoC Available

Authora – Easy Login with Mobile Number < 1.7.7 – Unauthenticated Account Takeover via OTP Disclosure | CVE 2026-14561 | Plugin Vulnerabilities

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/4025601f-ed33-4772-b716-a9979830e10d/

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-14561(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 21× in last 7d / 60× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-08-20 22:55 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-20 22:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 01:00 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-20 01:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-19 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-19 03:23 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-19 03:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-18 13:48 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-08-18 05:06 UTCEG score recompute
  10. 2026-08-18 05:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-17 07:27 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-17 07:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-16 09:50 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-16 09:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-16 02:14 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-15 12:14 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-15 12:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-08-15 01:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-08-14 14:37 UTCEG score recompute
  21. 2026-08-14 14:37 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  23. 2026-08-13 17:00 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-08-12 19:24 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-12 19:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-12 13:50 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-11 21:47 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-08-11 21:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-11 13:42 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-11 00:11 UTCEG score recompute
  6. 2026-08-11 00:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-10 23:59 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-08-10 02:34 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-10 02:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-09 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-09 04:58 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-09 04:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-08 16:37 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-08 07:22 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-08 07:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-07 09:45 UTCEG score recompute
  17. 2026-08-07 09:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  18. 2026-08-06 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-08-06 12:08 UTCEG score recompute
  20. 2026-08-06 12:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-05 19:17 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-08-05 14:31 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-04 16:55 UTCEG score recompute
  24. 2026-08-04 16:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-04 15:09 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-08-04 10:38 UTCEPSS rescore
  27. 2026-08-03 19:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  28. 2026-08-03 19:05 UTCEG score recompute▲ 6.50
  29. 2026-08-03 19:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  30. 2026-08-03 19:03 UTCMITRE cvelistV5CVSS v3 → 6.5 · severity → MEDIUM
  31. 2026-08-03 10:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  32. 2026-08-02 02:26 UTCEPSS rescore
  33. 2026-08-01 07:22 UTCNVD update
  34. 2026-08-01 06:45 UTCEG score recompute
  35. 2026-08-01 06:42 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-14561?
CVE-2026-14561 is a medium vulnerability published on August 1, 2026. The Authora : Easy login with mobile number WordPress plugin before 1.7.7 does not keep its one-time login code confidential, returning the code and a valid verification token in the response of an unauthenticated action, allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user whose registered…
When was CVE-2026-14561 disclosed?
CVE-2026-14561 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 1, 2026, with the most recent update on August 3, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-14561 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-14561 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 93.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-14561?
CVE-2026-14561 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (CISA-ADP / Vulnrichment enrichment; NVD's own analysis pending).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-14561?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-14561, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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