CVE-2026-19714 Simple JWT Login < 3.6.8 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Missing Google id_token Audience Validation
Unauthenticated attackers can take over any user account, including administrators, by exploiting missing Google id_token audience validation in the Simple JWT 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-2026-19714?
CVE-2026-19714 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Unknown Simple JWT Login, published on 16 Aug 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Simple JWT Login WordPress plugin before 3.6.8 does not validate the audience of the Google identity tokens it accepts, allowing unauthenticated users to authenticate as any user whose email address such a token carries, up to and including an administrator. Every site with the Simple JWT Login WordPress plugin before 3.6.8's Google sign-in enabled is affected.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-19714?
How do I fix CVE-2026-19714?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-19714 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-2026-19714 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-19714 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vq3q-w9wv-xc6j.