CVE-2026-16261 Huge IT Login <= 1.0.4 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover
Unauthenticated attackers can reset passwords or log in as any user, including administrators, due to missing validation in the Huge IT Login plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-16261?
CVE-2026-16261 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown login-social, published on 2 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The login-social WordPress plugin through 1.0.4 does not validate password-reset requests against a reset key or the requester's identity, and it issues authentication sessions from unverified third-party sign-in data, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset any user's password or log in as any existing account, including administrators, and take over the site.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-16261?
How do I fix CVE-2026-16261?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-16261 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-16261 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-16261 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5hm3-fq9v-vwj3.