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CVE-2026-84737

Status: DeferredCritical (9.8)—
Severity9.8Critical · CVSS 3.1
Exploitation probability0.34 %higher than 26% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

The Freeton WP WordPress plugin through 1.0.0 does not correctly validate the activation code when authenticating a user, allowing unauthenticated attackers to log in as any user whose email address they know, including administrators.

CVSS

Base score
9.8
Version
3.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.34 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
26
Score date
10/21/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vector CVSS de red sin autenticación (AV:N/PR:N) indica T1190. Fallo de validación de credenciales (CWE-287) permite acceso no autorizado como cualquier usuario; T1078 (login legítimo falsificado) es impacto primario, T1098 (manipulación de cuentas) secundario por acceso administrativo potencial.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Privileged Account ManagementApplication Developer GuidanceActive Directory ConfigurationVulnerability ScanningUser TrainingUser Account Management

Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Freeton WP — Freeton WPAI

CWEs

References

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Raw JSON (NVD)

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