CVE-2026-119040

CVSS 7.5 (high) · published 2026-11-12

The Defender Security WordPress plugin before 6.4.1 does not limit the number of failed two-factor authentication attempts in its default configuration, allowing an attacker who already knows a victim's password to brute-force the one-time code and defeat the second authentication factor.

Weakness: CWE-287

Source: NVD CVE-2026-119040

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