CVE-2026-121848 Magic Link < 2.2.6 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation via Magic Link Generation
High 8.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-121848 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-121848 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Magic Link, published on 7 Nov 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-121848 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Unknown Magic Link. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-121848/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-121848/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-121848?
CVE-2026-121848 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Magic Link, published on 7 Nov 2026.
Official description
The Magic Link WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not check that the user requesting a login link is authorised to generate one for the chosen account, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to generate a working login link for an administrator and log in as them.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-121848?
How do I fix CVE-2026-121848?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-121848 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-121848 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-121848 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-874x-phmj-hrr8.