Vulnerability · CVE-2026-61979
MiniOrange saml_sp_single_sign_on Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Published Aug 21, 2026 · catalog updated Aug 21, 2026 · MiniOrange
Patch now
CVE-2026-61979 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm MiniOrange against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- Severity
- Unknown—
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.37%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- vendor MiniOrange saml_sp_single_sign_on
CVE-2026-61979 is listed by One slug, seven editions: the miniOrange SAML SSO bug that let anyone log in as your WordPress admin.
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 MiniOrange saml_sp_single_sign_onversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-61979
Recommended remediation
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2026-61979 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm MiniOrange against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
What should an analyst verify?
No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.37%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Technology hubs
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.
Aug 21, 2026 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.
Aug 21, 2026 · Patchstack Database
Detected
CVE-2026-61979 is listed by One slug, seven editions: the miniOrange SAML SSO bug that let anyone log in as your WordPress admin.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-61979
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-61979
30-day exploitation probability 0.4%
first.org - Patchstack DatabaseVendor advisoryCVE-2026-61979
Reported by the DigitalOcean security team, with root cause analysis by DigitalOcean, coverage and vendor follow-up handled jointly with Patchstack. Most vulnerability write-ups are about the bug. This is primarily about everything around the bug, where the actual risk ended up l
patchstack.com - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-61979
Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in SAML SP Single Sign On <= 5.4.3 versions.
vulncheck.com
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.