Medium severity · published Jul 14, 2026
CVE-2026-12988
WP 2FA < 3.1.1.2 - Account Takeover via 2FA Setup Email Binding
6.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The WP 2FA WordPress plugin before 3.1.1.2 does not verify that the email address supplied during two-factor authentication setup belongs to the user, allowing an attacker who has obtained a user's credentials to redirect the setup verification code to an attacker-controlled email address and take over the account.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
High
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
W2
WP 2FA ·
before 3.1.1.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12988
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12988
wpscan.com
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/8aa6bf91-54ee-4326-a477-31f42284be22/
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