---
id: "CVE-2026-114443"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-114443"]
title: "WordPress security plugin skips password check at two-factor login"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["plugin-version-2.191-or-later", "two-factor-not-enabled"]
published_at: "2026-10-30T06:16:45+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-30T06:28:39+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-30T06:30:05+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114443", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-30T06:28:39+00:00"}]
---

# WordPress security plugin skips password check at two-factor login

The Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner WordPress plugin before 2.191 does not verify the account password when an authenticator-app two-factor code is submitted at login. An attacker who holds a user's current authenticator code can sign in as that user, including an administrator, without the password.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## How to check

- Check the installed version of the Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal plugin in the WordPress admin plugins list; versions before `2.191` are affected.
- Confirm whether two-factor login through the plugin is enabled for user accounts.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-30T06:28:39+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114443

## From the sources

The Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal WordPress plugin before 2.191 does not verify the account password before accepting an authenticator-app two-factor code at login, allowing anyone who holds a user's current authenticator code to log in as that user, including an administrator, without the password.

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