# CVE-2026-42760: WordPress Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule plugin <= 1.22.25 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

> An attacker can bypass authentication via password recovery exploitation to take over accounts in the WP Time Capsule plugin.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 May 2026
- **Updated:** 27 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-89j6-x8jj-2j36

## What is CVE-2026-42760?

CVE-2026-42760 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in revmakx Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule, published on 27 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in revmakx Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule wp-time-capsule allows Password Recovery Exploitation.This issue affects Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule: from n/a through <= 1.22.25.

Weakness: CWE-288 (Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-42760?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-42760?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-42760 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-42760 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-42760 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-42760 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-42760 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in revmakx Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule, published on 27 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-42760 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: revmakx Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule. 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-2026-42760/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-42760/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42760
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42760
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42760

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-42760/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.