---
title: "CVE-2026-114443: Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal WordPress - Authentication Bypass"
description: "Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal WordPress plugin < 2.191 contains a broken authentication caused by lack of password verification before accepting two-factor authenticator codes, letting attackers with valid authenticator codes log in as any user including administrators without passwords, exploit requires possession of valid authenticator code."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-114443/
---

# CVE-2026-114443 Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal WordPress - Authentication Bypass

Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal WordPress plugin < 2.191 contains a broken authentication caused by lack of password verification before accepting two-factor authenticator codes, letting attackers with valid authenticator codes log in as any user including administrators without passwords, exploit requires possession of valid authenticator code.

CVSS base score 7.5 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.13% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114443)

## Details

Type

Authentication Bypass

Impact

Broken Authentication

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

30 October 2026

Updated

31 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-287](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 2.191 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114443](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114443)
- [https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8f4a0675-82f0-4bbc-a46b-b88fc3863219/](https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8f4a0675-82f0-4bbc-a46b-b88fc3863219/)

[← All CVEs](https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/)

## What this record can't tell you

- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

Panop answers these inside your environment, for this CVE and every other finding.

[Book a demo](https://panop.io/demo)