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CVE-2026-84776 (GCVE-0-2026-84776)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-03 16:31 – Updated: 2026-09-04 13:42
VLAI
Title
WordPress MalCare Security plugin <= 6.69 - Denial of Service Attack vulnerability
Summary
Unauthenticated Denial of Service Attack in MalCare Security <= 6.69 versions.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-04 13:28 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
malcare MalCare Security Affected: n/a , ≤ 6.69 (custom)
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Credits
Ananda Dhakal (Patchstack) | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program
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