CVE-2026-86824 (GCVE-0-2026-86824)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-17 06:00 – Updated: 2026-09-17 12:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Newsletter < 9.3.8 - Unauthenticated Subscriber PII Disclosure and Modification via Predictable Tracking Signature Key
Summary
The Newsletter WordPress plugin before 9.3.8 does not generate its email tracking signing key with sufficient entropy and signs its tracking links with an unkeyed hash, allowing an unauthenticated attacker who recovers that key offline to forge tracking links, obtain any subscriber's session token, and read and modify that subscriber's stored personal data.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-17 12:12 UTC
CWE
- CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength
- CWE-326 - Inadequate Encryption Strength
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/62ee25d9-ec38-40… | exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Newsletter |
Affected:
0 , < 9.3.8
(semver)
|
guessed |
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