Critical severity · published Aug 28, 2026
CVE-2026-76581
WPMU DEV Dashboard <= 5.0.1 - Authentication Bypass to Administrator via SSO HMAC Canonicalization Confusion
9.8
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The WPMU DEV Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.1. This is due to inconsistent and ambiguous HMAC message construction between the unauthenticated `wdpsso_step1` and `wdpsso_step2` AJAX actions, where step 1 signs and discloses an unseparated concatenation of the token, state, redirect, and domain values, while step 2 verifies an unseparated concatenation that omits the domain field. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers, on sites connected to WPMU DEV with Hub SSO enabled and mapped to an administrator, to obtain a valid HMAC from step 1 and replay it to step 2 by moving the domain value into the redirect field, resulting in an authenticated administrator session.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WD
WPMU DEV Dashboard · wpmudev
through 5.0.1 · source: vendor
In the news
VulnerabilityCritical
Five Critical WordPress Plugin and Theme Flaws Enable Site Takeover or RCE
Multiple critical security flaws have been disclosed in WordPress plugins and themes, including WPMU DEV Dashboard, Avada, TranslatePress, Pods, and GiveWP, that could lead to authentication bypass, account takeover, and arbitrary code execution.
The vulnerabilities, according to Wordfence and Patchstack, are listed below -
CVE-2026-76581 (CVSS score: 9.8) - An authentication bypass flaw in
Aug 29, 2026·The Hacker News
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-76581
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-76581
wpmudev.com
https://wpmudev.com/project/wpmu-dev-dashboard/
www.wordfence.com
https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3d4321c8-15a4-46f5-9b0e-2098a7fcfb5b?source=cve
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