---
title: "CVE-2026-40801: Wordable - Broken Access Control"
description: "Wordable <= 8.2.10 contains a broken access control vulnerability allowing subscribers to access unauthorized resources, letting attackers bypass authorization, exploit requires subscriber privileges."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-40801/
---

# CVE-2026-40801 Wordable - Broken Access Control

Wordable <= 8.2.10 contains a broken access control vulnerability allowing subscribers to access unauthorized resources, letting attackers bypass authorization, exploit requires subscriber privileges.

CVSS base score 8.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.33% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40801)

## Details

Type

Broken Access Control

Impact

Broken Access Control

CVSS vector

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

Published

10 October 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-862](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to a version later than 8.2.10.

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-2026-40801](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40801)
- [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wordable/vulnerability/wordpress-wordable-plugin-8-2-10-broken-access-control-vulnerability?\_s\_id=cve](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wordable/vulnerability/wordpress-wordable-plugin-8-2-10-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve)

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- 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

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