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cve recordhighexploit reported

CVE-2026-61979

Published
CVSS8.1
Severityhigh
WeaknessCWE-266
EPSS0.42%35.6th percentile
Exploited1 KEV source

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

patch window

Called exploited 8 days after disclosure.

Measured from the CVE publication date to the earliest of 1 KEV catalogue that list it.

The life of this vulnerability

  1. CVE published
  2. First KEV listing8d
  3. Last sightingsame day

Gaps are compressed to equal steps. The elapsed time is printed under each.

Which catalogues call it exploited

Sources1 of 3
Listings differ by—

This rests on a single catalogue. No second catalogue corroborates the claim that it is being exploited. CIRCL is an aggregator and is not counted.

Public exploitation evidence

1 public report collected from VulnCheck and CIRCL, first on Aug 21, 2026. Each links to its original source. We have not verified them.

Description

Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in SAML SP Single Sign On <= 5.4.3 versions.

References

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Our coverage of CVE-2026-61979

CVE-2026-61979critical

Two CVSS 9.8 Auth Bypasses in miniOrange SAML WordPress Plugin Were Exploited Before Any Database Even Listed the Paid Editions as Vulnerable

Two critical authentication bypass vulnerabilities, both rated CVSS 9.8, in the miniOrange SAML 2.0 Single Sign On WordPress plugin were actively exploited before public vulnerability databases accurately reflected the affected paid editions. These flaws, identified as CVE-2026-61979 and CVE-2026-15981, allowed unauthenticated attackers to forge SAML authentication responses and gain…

CVE-2026-61979

WordPress Websites Targeted via MiniOrange Plugin Vulnerabilities

Reports indicate that WordPress websites are currently being targeted through the exploitation of two authentication bypass vulnerabilities found in the MiniOrange SAML 2.0 SSO plugin. These vulnerabilities have been assigned the identifiers CVE-2026-61979 and CVE-2026-15981. The active targeting suggests that attackers are leveraging these flaws to gain unauthorized access to affected…