CVE-2026-42760: WordPress Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule plugin <= 1.22.25 - Broken Authentication vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-05-27 · updated 2026-10-26
Weakness: CWE-288

Description

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in revmakx Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule wp-time-capsule allows Password Recovery Exploitation.This issue affects Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule: from n/a through <= 1.22.25.

Affected products

revmakx Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule: through 1.22.25

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-time-capsule/vulnerability/wordpress-backup-and-staging-by-wp-time-capsule-plugin-1-22-25-broken-authentication-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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