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CVE-2026-49062

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in WP Engine Faust.Js allows Password Recovery Exploitation.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.30%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in WP Engine Faust.Js allows Password Recovery Exploitation. This issue affects Faust.Js: from n/a through 1.8.7.

CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS: 0.30% probability · 23th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-288
Source: audit@patchstack.com

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/faustwp/vulnerability/wordpress-faust-js-plugin-1-8-7-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.