---
id: CVE-2026-89080
title: >-
  The Really Simple Security  WordPress plugin before 9.8.1 does not prevent an
  unauthenticated request from resetting an account's completed email two-factor
  enrolment, allowing an attacker who already knows the account's password to
  bypa…
summary: >-
  The Really Simple Security  WordPress plugin before 9.8.1 does not prevent an
  unauthenticated request from resetting an account's completed email two-factor
  enrolment, allowing an attacker who already knows the account's password to
  bypa…
severity: high
cvss: 7.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-287
product: Really Simple Security
affected:
  - really_simple_security >= 9.5.10.1 < 9.8.1
published: '2026-09-13'
updated: '2026-09-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-14T21:10:17.423'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89080'
references:
  - url: 'https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/49546064-5663-40f8-be7c-4f3faa31fa9a/'
    label: contact@wpscan.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-13T10:41:31.689923Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-14T15:23:07.471Z'
epss: 0.00342
epssPercentile: 0.25072
---

## Overview

The Really Simple Security  WordPress plugin before 9.8.1 does not prevent an unauthenticated request from resetting an account's completed email two-factor enrolment, allowing an attacker who already knows the account's password to bypass the second factor and obtain that user's session, up to administrator.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.