Medium severity · published Oct 23, 2026
CVE-2026-111738
Speed Optimizer < 7.8.5 - Admin+ Network Option Update via enable-option/disable-option
New
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The Speed Optimizer WordPress plugin before 7.8.5 does not verify network-level privilege before applying an option change to the whole multisite network, nor restrict which option may be changed, allowing a site administrator who is not a Super Admin to create or overwrite network-wide options.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 20% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SO
Speed Optimizer ·
before 7.8.5 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-111738
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-111738
wpscan.com
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e08044dc-c514-4e4a-bf3e-995dd2ad29b1/
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