CVE-2025-26966 CRITICAL

CVE-2025-26966: WordPress PrivateContent plugin <= 8.11.5 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover vulnerability

Vendor Aldo Latino

Product PrivateContent

Weakness CWE-288

Published February 25, 2025

Last update April 29, 2026

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CVSS base score

9.8/10

Attack vector Network

Attack complexity Low

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in Aldo Latino PrivateContent private-content.This issue affects PrivateContent: from n/a through <= 8.11.5.

Explanation of Vulnerability in Simple Terms

02Summary

PrivateContent versions 8.11.5 and earlier contain an authentication bypass vulnerability. An attacker can gain unauthorized access to the system without valid credentials, potentially reading, modifying, or deleting sensitive data. The vulnerability requires no user interaction and can be exploited remotely over the network.

What an attacker can do

03Attacker Capabilities

Bypass authentication and gain full access to read, modify, or delete data without valid credentials.

Potential impact on your site

04Site Impact

Attackers can access, modify, or delete any data protected by PrivateContent without logging in.

Conditions required to exploit

05Prerequisites

Network access to the affected PrivateContent installation. No authentication or user interaction required.

Key dates

06Disclosure timeline

February 25, 2025 CVE published

April 29, 2026 Record updated

External resources

07References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-26966 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/288.html AskarLabs — CWE-288 write-up Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

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