CVE-2026-85984 miniOrange OTP Login, Verification and SMS Notifications - Authentication Bypass

miniOrange OTP Login, Verification and SMS Notifications plugin for WordPress <= 5.5.5 contains an authentication bypass caused by missing password-intent guard in mo_by_pass_login() function, letting unauthenticated attackers log in as any administrator with only a username and mo_wp_login_intent=otp, exploit requires specific plugin options enabled by site administrator.

CVSS base score 9.8 /10
Critical
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
Proof of concept available
Authentication
Not required
EPSS
0.67% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Authentication Bypass
Impact
Privilege Escalation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
26 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-287

Vendor fix

Update to a version later than 5.5.5 or apply vendor patches addressing this issue.

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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