Reference page — cumulative record through Sunday, October 4, 2026 UTC. Reference pages update as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record.
CVE-2026-18052
Unknown ManageWP Worker — ManageWP Worker < 4.9.37 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Unsigned Auto-Login Parameters
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N H N N U H H H 8.1 .0037 29.0 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
ManageWP Worker unspecified —
TIMELINE
Jul 28 Reserved by WPScan
Aug 22 Published (CNA: WPScan)
Aug 23 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-18052 (Unknown ManageWP Worker). Public exploit reference added.
Description
The ManageWP Worker WordPress plugin before 4.9.37 does not bind the account being logged in to the signature which authorises the login, nor prevent an already used login link from being replayed, allowing attackers who obtain such a link to gain a session as any user on the site, including an administrator.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| July 28, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by WPScan |
| August 22, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: WPScan) |
| August 23, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-18052 (Unknown ManageWP Worker). Public exploit reference added. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| Unknown | ManageWP Worker | — | — | — |
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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-18052 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Sunday, October 4, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.
