Cyber Resilience

CVE-2026-24941

High

Published: 20 February 2026

Published
20 February 2026
Modified
15 April 2026
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0005 15.1th percentile
Risk Priority 15 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2026-24941 is a high-severity Missing Authorization (CWE-862) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 15.1th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).

Deeper analysis

CVE-2026-24941 is a missing authorization vulnerability, mapped to CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), affecting the WP Job Portal WordPress plugin (wp-job-portal). The flaw enables exploiting incorrectly configured access control security levels and impacts all versions from n/a through 2.4.4. Published on 2026-02-20, it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating high severity due to network accessibility, low attack complexity, and no privileges or user interaction required.

Remote, unauthenticated attackers (PR:N) can exploit this vulnerability over the network with low complexity and no user interaction. Exploitation results in high confidentiality impact (C:H), allowing attackers to access sensitive data that should be restricted, while integrity and availability remain unaffected.

The Patchstack advisory (https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Plugin/wp-job-portal/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-job-portal-plugin-2-4-4-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve) documents the broken access control vulnerability in WP Job Portal version 2.4.4.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Missing Authorization vulnerability in wpjobportal WP Job Portal wp-job-portal allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP Job Portal: from n/a through <= 2.4.4.

CWE(s)
CWE-862

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
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Why these techniques?

Missing authorization (CWE-862) in public-facing WP Job Portal plugin allows unauthenticated network attackers to access restricted sensitive data, directly enabling T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application.

Confidence: HIGH · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v18.1

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Affected Assets

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

AC-3 Access Enforcement good match
prevent

Directly requires enforcement of approved authorizations for access to information and resources, countering the missing authorization that allows unauthenticated attackers to access sensitive data in WP Job Portal.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Mandates timely remediation of identified flaws, directly addressing the broken access control vulnerability in WP Job Portal versions through 2.4.4 by applying patches.

AC-6 Least Privilege partial match
prevent

Enforces least privilege to restrict access to sensitive job portal data only to necessary personnel or roles, mitigating impacts of authorization bypasses.

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