CVE-2026-94257
Unauthenticated OTP flaw lets attackers reset passwords and takeover WordPress accounts (incl. admin)
Is CVE-2026-94257 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-94257 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 0.23% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-94257?
CVE-2026-94257 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.1. 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-2026-94257?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-94257. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-94257 affect?
CVE-2026-94257 affects SMS Alert WordPress plugin <4.0.1, WordPress sites using SMS Alert plugin. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-94257?
Update SMS Alert to 4.0.1+, rotate admin passwords, audit accounts and logs
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Unauthenticated attacker can reset any account password by verifying OTP to a phone they control, enabling admin takeover and full site compromise.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 3.9.6 and < 4.0.1
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.