CVE-2026-14873 Bulk Password Reset <= 1.3.3 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Arbitrary Password Reset
Authenticated subscribers can reset arbitrary user passwords, including administrators, leading to full site account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-14873?
CVE-2026-14873 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in rubenw Bulk Password Reset, published on 10 Sep 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The Bulk Password Reset plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to privilege escalation via account takeover in all versions up to, and including, 1.3.3. This is due to the plugin not properly validating a user's identity prior to updating their details like arbitrary user passwords, including administrator passwords, to a known plugin-configured custom value, enabling full account takeover of the site. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to change arbitrary user's email addresses, including administrators, and leverage that to reset the user's password and gain access to their account.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-14873?
How do I fix CVE-2026-14873?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-14873 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2026-14873 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-14873 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c66v-c2xg-68hr.