---
id: "CVE-2026-121848"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-121848"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-121848"]
title: "Magic Link WordPress plugin: any logged-in user can log in as admin"
severity: "high"
cvss: null
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["magic-link-plugin", "package", "wordpress"]
not_affected_if: ["no-user-accounts", "plugin-not-installed", "version-2.2.6-or-later"]
published_at: "2026-11-07T06:16:58+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-07T06:46:04+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-07T06:48:18+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121848", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-07T06:46:04+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Magic Link WordPress plugin: any logged-in user can log in as admin

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-121848 (this .md is for agents)

The Magic Link WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not verify that a user requesting a login link is allowed to create one for a chosen account. Any authenticated user, including a subscriber, can generate a working login link for an administrator and sign in as that administrator.

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

## How to check

- Check the installed version of the Magic Link plugin in the WordPress admin under Plugins; versions below `2.2.6` are affected.
- Review WordPress user accounts for unexpected administrator logins or new admin users.

## Fix

- Magic Link plugin: move to `2.2.6` or later.

## Timeline

- 2026-11-07T06:46:04+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-121848

## From the sources

The Magic Link  WordPress plugin before 2.2.6 does not check that the user requesting a login link is authorised to generate one for the chosen account, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to generate a working login link for an administrator and log in as them.

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