Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-74001 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-74001 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-74001?
- Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 20 August 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Unknown User Registration & Membership Pro <=5.4.5.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-74001?
- A patch was published on 2026-08-19: Version 5.4.6 released Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-74001 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-74001?
- Check whether you run Unknown User Registration & Membership Pro at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
This is a broken authentication vulnerability (CWE-287) in the User Registration & Membership Pro WordPress plugin affecting versions up to 5.4.5. The vulnerability allows unauthenticated attackers to bypass the login mechanism and authenticate as arbitrary users, likely through a flaw in the authentication validation logic or session handling. No network authentication is required—the attack can be performed remotely by any internet-connected attacker. The vulnerability enables complete account takeover and unauthorized system access. Version 5.4.6 and later contain the fix.
Affected products
- Unknown User Registration & Membership Pro <=5.4.5
Timeline
- 2026-08-20: disclosed
- 2026-08-19: patched: Version 5.4.6 released