CVE-2026-85681 WP Component WordPress - Broken Access Control

WP Component WordPress plugin through 2.2.4 contains a broken access control vulnerability caused by lack of capability and nonce checks on an action, letting unauthenticated attackers overwrite site options, exploit requires no authentication.

CVSS base score 9.8 /10
Critical
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.50% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Broken Access Control
Impact
Broken Access Control
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
12 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-269

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version beyond 2.2.4.

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

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