CVE•Published 2026-04-22•Modified 2026-08-06•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-6235
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
44
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 56% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
The Sendmachine for WordPress plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to authorization bypass via the 'manage_admin_requests' function in all versions up to, and including, 1.0.20. This is due to the plugin not properly verifying that a user is authorized to perform an action. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to overwrite the plugin's SMTP configuration, which can be leveraged to intercept all outbound emails from the site (including password reset emails).
Timeline
Published 2026-04-22
Modified 2026-08-06
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-6235Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-6235Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-6235Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-6235GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-6235" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub (2)
CVE-2026-62352 repos
Ostorlab/KEVunknown
Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.
opendr-io/causalityJupyter Notebook
The difference between exploitation prediction and detection is akin to the difference between detecting a missile launch or a detonation. Every avoided exploitation cycle saves hu…