CVE-2026-8690 Missing authorization in RentMy Real-Time Rental Management Plugin
Unauthenticated attackers can read, create, update, and delete event records and overwrite location settings due to missing authorization checks.
- 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-2026-8690?
CVE-2026-8690 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in RentMy Real-Time Rental Management Plugin, published on 24 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The RentMy Real-Time Rental Management Plugin plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass in all versions up to, and including, 4.0.4.1. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to read, create, update, and delete event records stored in the rentmy_events WordPress option, as well as overwrite the rentmy_locationId option.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8690?
How do I fix CVE-2026-8690?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8690 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-2026-8690 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8690 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6r7v-ww2r-2qpr.