CVE-2026-61967

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-08-13. a secondary CVSS source baseline 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in miniorange otp verification <= 5.5.1 versions.

CVSS v3
9.8
EG Score
9.8(medium)
EG Risk
59(Track)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
26%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 13, 2026

Last Modified

August 14, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Sep 18, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Privilege Escalation in WordPress miniorange otp verification Plugin - Patchstack

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/miniorange-otp-verification/vulnerability/wordpress-miniorange-otp-verification-plugin-5-5-1-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-61967(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 45× in last 7d / 196× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-09-19 16:52 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-19 16:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-09-19 12:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-09-16 02:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  46. 2026-09-08 22:01 UTCEPSS rescore
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  52. 2026-09-07 16:01 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-61967?
CVE-2026-61967 is a critical vulnerability published on August 13, 2026. Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in miniorange otp verification <= 5.5.1 versions.
When was CVE-2026-61967 disclosed?
CVE-2026-61967 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 13, 2026, with the most recent update on August 14, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-61967 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-61967 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 73.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-61967?
CVE-2026-61967 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-61967?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-61967, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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