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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-111738

Speed Optimizer < 7.8.5 - Admin+ Network Option Update via enable-option/disable-option

Published Oct 23, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 23, 2026 · Unknown Speed Optimizer

Last checked Nov 6, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-111738. EPSS is 0.28%. Act only if a listed version of Unknown Speed Optimizer is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Medium5.5
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.28%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
stated Speed Optimizer · vendor Unknown Speed Optimizer

The Speed Optimizer WordPress plugin before 7.8.5 does not verify network-level privilege before applying an option change to the whole multisite network, nor restrict which option may be changed, allowing a site administrator who is not a Super Admin to create or overwrite network-wide options.

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.

  • stated Speed Optimizer< 7.8.5
  • vendor Unknown Speed Optimizerversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-111738

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-2026-111738. EPSS is 0.28%. Act only if a listed version of Unknown Speed Optimizer is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Speed Optimizer < 7.8.5. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.28%. 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.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 23, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    The Speed Optimizer WordPress plugin before 7.8.5 does not verify network-level privilege before applying an option change to the whole multisite network, nor restrict which option may be changed, allowing a site administrator who is not a Super Admin to create or overwrite network-wide options.

  2. Oct 23, 2026 · CVE.org

    Updated

    The Speed Optimizer WordPress plugin before 7.8.5 does not verify network-level privilege before applying an option change to the whole multisite network, nor restrict which option may be changed, allowing a site administrator who is not a Super Admin to create or overwrite network-wide options.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-111738

    The Speed Optimizer WordPress plugin before 7.8.5 does not verify network-level privilege before applying an option change to the whole multisite network, nor restrict which option may be changed, allowing a site administrator who is not a Super Admin to create or overwrite netwo

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-111738

    30-day exploitation probability 0.28%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-111738

    The Speed Optimizer WordPress plugin before 7.8.5 does not verify network-level privilege before applying an option change to the whole multisite network, nor restrict which option may be changed, allowing a site administrator who is not a Super Admin to create or overwrite netw

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 6, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSNov 6, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 23, 2026
  • NIST NVDOct 23, 2026