CVE-2026-14245
Auth bypass in miniOrange OTP plugin enables admin account takeover via password-reset.
Is CVE-2026-14245 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-14245 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 1.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-14245?
CVE-2026-14245 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-14245?
Not known from our data. No patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-14245, which is not the same as no patch existing — a fix may have shipped without a tagged reference, or after this record was written. The vendor advisory is the only authority on whether a fix exists, and mitigations may be available regardless.
What does CVE-2026-14245 affect?
CVE-2026-14245 affects WordPress sites using miniOrange OTP Login, Verification and SMS Notifications plugin (<=5.5.1), Sites using Ultimate Member Password Reset integration, Installations not configured for phone-only reset. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-14245?
Apply vendor patch if released; otherwise disable plugin/integration and rotate admin credentials.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attacker can obtain a freshly generated admin password-reset URL (302 Location) and take over Administrator accounts.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 5.5.1
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.