Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal
CVE-2026-114444: The Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal WordPress plugin before 2.191 does not restrict its File System Watcher file viewer to Super A
CVE-2026-114444 Oct 30, 2026 Source: Vendor
The Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal WordPress plugin before 2.191 does not restrict its File System Watcher file viewer to Super Admins or to the files it legitimately tracks, allowing a non-super-admin administrator, including a subsite administrator on WordPress multisite, to read the contents of sensitive tracked files such as the main configuration file and disclose the site's authentication keys, salts and, on a standard install, database credentials.
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https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114444
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