CVE-2026-18550
Unauthenticated password reset allows admin account takeover in Nokri theme
Is CVE-2026-18550 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-18550 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 0.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-18550?
CVE-2026-18550 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-2026-18550?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-18550. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-18550 affect?
CVE-2026-18550 affects Nokri Job Board WordPress Theme ≤ 1.6.6, WordPress sites using Nokri theme. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-18550?
Update Nokri to patched version, reset admin credentials, audit logins and remove unrecognized accounts.
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attackers can reset any user's password (including admins) via token validation flaw and take over accounts.
Immediate action required
- affected<= 1.6.6
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.