CVE-2026-81648

CVE-2026-81648: critical vulnerability affecting the affected product. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.
CVE-2026-81648CVSS 10.0CMS

CVE-2026-81648

CVE-2026-81648: critical vulnerability affecting the affected product. Check CVSS, KEV status, business impact and recommended administrator actions.

CVSS
10.0 CRITICAL
EPSS
41.49%
Known exploited
not in KEV
Product
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What is known

The CryptoPayment Gateway WordPress plugin from 1.2.1 to 1.2.2 does not apply an authorization check on one of its AJAX endpoints, allowing unauthenticated users to invoke administrative operations, including deleting arbitrary files on the server, overwriting the payment gateway configuration and recovering stored wallet credentials in cleartext.

Business impact

Successful exploitation of CVE-2026-81648, a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) affecting the affected product, may affect the confidentiality, integrity or availability of the vulnerable environment. The exact impact depends on the installed version, exposed interfaces and deployment configuration.

Recommended administrator action

Confirm whether the affected product is present and compare installed versions with the vendor advisory and NVD record. Apply the vendor patch or documented mitigation; until remediation is complete, reduce exposure of affected interfaces, review relevant logs and monitor for indicators of exploitation. DataHouse can support version verification, managed patching, network exposure reduction, log review and backup validation for dedicated, cloud and colocated environments.

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