# CVE-2026-118185: CVE-2026-118185

Status: published. Published: 2026-10-31. Updated: 2026-11-01.

The Security Optimizer  WordPress plugin before 1.6.9 does not limit the number of two-factor authentication codes that can be submitted for a pending login, allowing an attacker who already knows a user's password to brute force the second factor and take over the account.

## Remediation

No remediation reported in collected sources

## Affected products and versions

Not reported in collected sources.

## Severity and prioritization

- CVSS 3.1: 7.5 (high); CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H; source: NVD: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

- CISA KEV: No listing in collected sources

- EPSS: Not available

- SSVC: exploitation none; automatable no; technical impact total; source NVD SSVC: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

- Weaknesses: CWE-287

## Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/253fe868-0e85-496f-8b01-a8b5107db217/ (contact@wpscan.com)

## Provenance

- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118185; retrieved 2026-11-02; source updated 2026-11-01

Revision: 066fc4dd2f7ca0d8896702bf5bde120416439ad42a3a5192184d95552a028c86

Canonical: https://y2.dev/cve/CVE-2026-118185