# CVE-2026-76581 — wpmudev WPMU DEV Dashboard

> As of 2026-08-28, CVE-2026-76581 is a CRITICAL-severity vulnerability in wpmudev WPMU DEV Dashboard, CVSS v3.1 9.8, EPSS 0.3% (26.5th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-76581, most recently “Five Critical WordPress Plugin/Theme Flaws (CVSS up to 10.0) Enable Site Takeover or RCE: WPMU DEV Dashboard, Avada/Fusion Builder, TranslatePress, Pods, GiveWP”.

**Last updated:** 2026-08-28

## What is CVE-2026-76581?

The WPMU DEV Dashboard plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Authentication Bypass in all versions up to, and including, 5.0.1. This is due to inconsistent and ambiguous HMAC message construction between the unauthenticated `wdpsso_step1` and `wdpsso_step2` AJAX actions, where step 1 signs and discloses an unseparated concatenation of the token, state, redirect, and domain values, while step 2 verifies an unseparated concatenation that omits the domain field. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers, on sites connected to WPMU DEV with Hub SSO enabled and mapped to an administrator, to obtain a valid HMAC from step 1 and replay it to step 2 by moving the domain value into the redirect field, resulting in an authenticated administrator session.

The record classifies CVE-2026-76581 under weakness class [CWE-347](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/347.html). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 23 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 9.8 — CRITICAL (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **EPSS (FIRST):** 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26.5% of all scored CVEs
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 8/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-08-28

## Is CVE-2026-76581 being exploited?

Weaponised exploit code for CVE-2026-76581 is publicly available. 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are tracked for this identifier.

- [HORKimhab/CVE-2026-76581](https://github.com/HORKimhab/CVE-2026-76581) (github)
- [hackersroot/CVE-2026-76581-Detector](https://github.com/hackersroot/CVE-2026-76581-Detector) (github)

## Affected products and versions

- **wpmudev**: WPMU DEV Dashboard

## How to fix CVE-2026-76581

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-76581 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-76581

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-76581, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

- [Five Critical WordPress Plugin/Theme Flaws (CVSS up to 10.0) Enable Site Takeover or RCE: WPMU DEV Dashboard, Avada/Fusion Builder, TranslatePress, Pods, GiveWP](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/threat/TL-2026-2210) — CRITICAL · 2026-08-29

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories, public proof-of-concept repositories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-08-31. This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

**Other references**

- [wordfence.com](https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/3d4321c8-15a4-46f5-9b0e-2098a7fcfb5b?source=cve)
- [wpmudev.com](https://wpmudev.com/project/wpmu-dev-dashboard/)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-76581
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-76581 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp