# CVE-2026-77752: Temporary Login Without Password 1.5 - 1.9.8 - Multisite Subsite Admin+ Network Super Admin Privilege Escalation

> A missing authorization check in the Temporary Login Without Password plugin allows single-site admins to escalate privileges to network super admin in multisite environments.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Sep 2026
- **Updated:** 12 Sep 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9gpw-xjv2-w8fg

## What is CVE-2026-77752?

CVE-2026-77752 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Temporary Login Without Password, published on 12 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The Temporary Login Without Password WordPress plugin before 1.9.9 does not verify that the user requesting a temporary login holds network super admin rights before granting the new account those rights, allowing an administrator of a single site on a multisite network to take over the whole network. The same missing check also allows an existing account, including the attacker's own, to be promoted.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-77752?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-77752?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-77752 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-77752 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-77752 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-77752 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-77752 is a high-severity vulnerability in Unknown Temporary Login Without Password, published on 12 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-77752 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Unknown Temporary Login Without Password. 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-2026-77752/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-77752/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-77752
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77752
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-77752

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-77752/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.