--- title: "CVE-2026-80099: Newfold WP Plugins - Authentication Bypass" description: "Newfold WP Plugins Crazy Domains <= 2.5.2, Web <= 2.3.4, Hostgator <= 3.1.0, and Bluehost <= 4.17.1 contain an authentication bypass caused by insecure HMAC-style Bearer token comparison in wp-module-data, letting unauthenticated attackers gain administrator access via crafted REST API requests, exploit requires no authentication." url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-80099/ --- # CVE-2026-80099 Newfold WP Plugins - Authentication Bypass Newfold WP Plugins Crazy Domains <= 2.5.2, Web <= 2.3.4, Hostgator <= 3.1.0, and Bluehost <= 4.17.1 contain an authentication bypass caused by insecure HMAC-style Bearer token comparison in wp-module-data, letting unauthenticated attackers gain administrator access via crafted REST API requests, exploit requires no authentication. CVSS base score 8.8 /10 High CISA KEV Exploited in the wild Public exploit Proof of concept available Authentication Required EPSS 2.91% chance of exploitation in 30 days [View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80099) ## Details Type Authentication Bypass Impact Privilege Escalation CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Published 9 September 2026 Updated 15 October 2026 Weakness [CWE-287](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html) ## Vendor fix Update to versions above Crazy Domains 2.5.2, Web 2.3.4, Hostgator 3.1.0, Bluehost 4.17.1 or latest available versions. 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-2026-80099](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80099) - [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-module-data/trunk/includes/HiiveConnection.php#L406](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-module-data/trunk/includes/HiiveConnection.php#L406) - [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3ee369c0-0d7c-4142-b3ba-a518288647ba](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3ee369c0-0d7c-4142-b3ba-a518288647ba) - [https://github.com/newfold-labs/wp-plugin-hostgator/compare/3.2.0...3.2.1](https://github.com/newfold-labs/wp-plugin-hostgator/compare/3.2.0...3.2.1) - [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-module-data/trunk/includes/Data.php#L191](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-module-data/trunk/includes/Data.php#L191) - [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-module-data/trunk/includes/Data.php#L69](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-module-data/trunk/includes/Data.php#L69) - [https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3ee369c0-0d7c-4142-b3ba-a518288647ba?source=cve](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3ee369c0-0d7c-4142-b3ba-a518288647ba?source=cve) - [https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/bluehost-wordpress-plugin/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-plugin-bluehost-plugin-4-19-0-unauthenticated-authentication-bypass-vulnerability](https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/bluehost-wordpress-plugin/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-plugin-bluehost-plugin-4-19-0-unauthenticated-authentication-bypass-vulnerability) - [https://github.com/newfold-labs/wp-plugin-crazy-domains/compare/2.5.2...2.5.3](https://github.com/newfold-labs/wp-plugin-crazy-domains/compare/2.5.2...2.5.3) - [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-module-data/trunk/includes/Data.php#L222](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-module-data/trunk/includes/Data.php#L222) - [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-module-data/trunk/includes/Data.php](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-module-data/trunk/includes/Data.php) - [https://github.com/newfold-labs/wp-module-data/commit/9d913fd8fa12796c4d9c09081e4aeccfa5cb1301](https://github.com/newfold-labs/wp-module-data/commit/9d913fd8fa12796c4d9c09081e4aeccfa5cb1301) - [https://github.com/newfold-labs/wp-plugin-web/compare/2.3.5...2.3.6](https://github.com/newfold-labs/wp-plugin-web/compare/2.3.5...2.3.6) - [https://github.com/Wayang1337/CVE-2026-80099](https://github.com/Wayang1337/CVE-2026-80099) - [https://github.com/newfold-labs/wp-plugin-bluehost/compare/4.19.0...4.19.1](https://github.com/newfold-labs/wp-plugin-bluehost/compare/4.19.0...4.19.1) - [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-module-data/trunk/includes/Data.php#L201](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/wp-module-data/trunk/includes/Data.php#L201) [← 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)