CVE-2026-73994 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Charitable <= 1.8.11.3 versions.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Syed Balkhi

Charitable

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	≤ 1.8.11.3

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

Update the WordPress Charitable Plugin to the latest available version (at least 1.8.12).

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/charitable/vulnerability/wordpress-charitable-plugin-1-8-11-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

History

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Charitable <= 1.8.11.3 versions.
Title		WordPress Charitable plugin <= 1.8.11.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-862
References		https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/charitable/vulnerability/wordpress-charitable-plugin-1-8-11-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Patchstack

Published: 2026-08-18T14:00:38.317Z

Updated: 2026-08-18T14:40:32.132Z

Reserved: 2026-08-14T10:15:59.205Z

Link: CVE-2026-73994

Vulnrichment

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NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-862

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