Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-96530 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-96530 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-96530?
- Informational severity, published 7 October 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Optimole-Wp 4.0.0 to 4.2.14.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-96530?
- Yes: fixed in 4.2.15. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-96530 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-96530?
- Check whether you run Optimole-Wp 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.
How to fix
- Fixed in: 4.2.15
Technical details
The vulnerability is a sensitive data disclosure (CWE-200) caused by missing capability checks in a dashboard widget. An authenticated user with Subscriber-level permissions or higher can read stored third-party image-optimization service credentials without requiring administrative privileges. The issue affects versions 4.0.0 through 4.2.14 and is fixed in version 4.2.15.
Affected products
- Optimole optimole-wp 4.0.0 to 4.2.14
Timeline
- 2026-10-05: disclosed
- 2026-10-07: advisory