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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-89079

The Theme My Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in versions up to, and including, 7.2.1.

Published Oct 15, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 16, 2026 · Theme My Login

Patch now

CVE-2026-89079 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Theme My Login against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.29%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
stated Theme My Login · vendor jfarthing84 Theme My Login

The Theme My Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in versions up to, and including, 7.2.1. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords on multi-site setups in certain configurations. Initial-access exploit intelligence.

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  • stated Theme My Login<= 7.2.1
  • vendor jfarthing84 Theme My Loginversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-89079

What to do

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

Should you patch?

CVE-2026-89079 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Theme My Login against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Theme My Login <= 7.2.1. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management. EPSS 0.29%. 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

WordPress security

Code

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

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 15, 2026 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  2. Oct 16, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    The Theme My Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in versions up to, and including, 7.2.1. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to change arbitrary user's passwords on multi-site setups in certain configurations.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-89079

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-89079

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-89079

    The Theme My Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in versions up to, and including, 7.2.1. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthentic

    nvd.nist.gov
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-89079

    The Theme My Login plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in versions up to, and including, 7.2.1. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their password. This makes it possible for unauthentic

    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.