---
id: "CVE-2026-114698"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-114698"]
title: "myCred WordPress plugin: authorization bypass through user-controlled key"
severity: "medium"
cvss: 5.4
epss: 0.00185
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["mycred", "package", "self-hosted", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["patched-version", "plugin-not-installed"]
published_at: "2026-10-22T09:17:15+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-25T04:14:22+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114698", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00"}, {"source": "epss", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-114698", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00"}]
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# myCred WordPress plugin: authorization bypass through user-controlled key

The myCred WordPress plugin mishandles a user-controlled key in an access control check, letting a request bypass authorization. An attacker who gets past that check can perform actions the site intended to restrict.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed myCred plugin version in the WordPress admin plugins list or in `wp-content/plugins/mycred/mycred.php`
- Compare against the affected range: from n/a through `4.0.0-beta.1`

## Fix

- Update myCred to a version later than `4.0.0-beta.1` once the vendor releases a fix (fixed version unknown from sources)
- Until patched, restrict access to myCred administrative endpoints where possible

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T21:57:30+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114698
- 2026-10-24T07:15:51+00:00 epss https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-114698

## From the sources

Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key vulnerability in myCred myCred mycred allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects myCred: from n/a through 4.0.0-beta.1.

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