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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-1072

The Keybase.io Verification plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.5.

Published Feb 18, 2026 · catalog updated Apr 8, 2026 · Keybase.io Verification

Last checked Nov 13, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-1072. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of Keybase.io Verification is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Medium4.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.18%
Remediation
Vendor / distro source
Affected products
vendor jamesits Keybase.io Verification 0 ≤1.4.5

The Keybase.io Verification plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.5. This is due to missing nonce validation when updating plugin settings. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the Keybase verification text via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as clicking on a link.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor jamesits Keybase.io Verification 0 ≤1.4.50 ≤1.4.5

How to fix CVE-2026-1072

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-1072. EPSS is 0.18%. Act only if a listed version of Keybase.io Verification is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with jamesits Keybase.io Verification 0 ≤1.4.5 0 ≤1.4.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.18%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

WordPress security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 18, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

    The Keybase.io Verification plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.5. This is due to missing nonce validation when updating plugin settings. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the Keybase verification text via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as

  2. Apr 8, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    The Keybase.io Verification plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.5. This is due to missing nonce validation when updating plugin settings. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the Keybase verification text via a forged request granted they can trick a site administrator into performing an action such as

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-1072

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-1072

    30-day exploitation probability 0.18%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-8056

    The Keybase.io Verification plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.5. This is due to missing nonce validation when updating plugin settings. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to update the Keyb

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 13, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 7, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 7, 2026
  • EUVDNov 7, 2026