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high 8.1

CVE-2026-12586 json

Lenxel WP <= 1.0.31 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Arbitrary Password Reset

published 3mo ago modified 2mo ago also EUVD-2026-51940

cvss
8.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 9%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The Lenxel WP WordPress theme through 1.0.31 does not perform any authorization or ownership check on its password-reset action, validating only a CSRF nonce, allowing unauthenticated attackers to reset the password of any user (including an administrator) and take over the account.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
3mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 9% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/84555dc3-b35e-478f-b681-ea0a0fe481d9/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CISA ADP 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA 3.1 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Unknown Lenxel WP

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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