CVE-2026-96530 Optimole 4.0.0 - 4.2.14 - Subscriber+ Sensitive Data Disclosure via Dashboard Widget
Authenticated users, including Subscribers, can read sensitive third-party service credentials due to missing capability checks in the dashboard widget.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-96530?
CVE-2026-96530 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Unknown Optimole, published on 7 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Optimole WordPress plugin before 4.2.15 does not perform a capability check before exposing its stored image-optimization account data in a dashboard widget, allowing any authenticated user, including Subscribers, to read the site's third-party service credentials.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-96530?
How do I fix CVE-2026-96530?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-96530 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-2026-96530 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-96530 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q3p9-mmwf-qgrc.