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CVE-2026-85530
Unknown GiveWP — GiveWP < 4.16.8.1 - Unauthenticated Account Takeover via Donor Email Sanitization Mismatch
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
N H N N U H H H 8.1 .0038 30.1 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
GiveWP 4.16.6 – —
TIMELINE
Sep 4 Reserved by WPScan
Sep 16 Published (CNA: WPScan)
Sep 17 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-85530 (Unknown GiveWP). Public exploit reference added.
Description
The GiveWP WordPress plugin before 4.16.8.1 does not consistently normalise a donor's e-mail address between the value it stores and the value it later uses to look that donor up, allowing unauthenticated users to be resolved as an arbitrary donor and to set the WordPress password of any user account linked to one, including an administrator's.
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
| September 4, 2026 | Reserved | Reserved by WPScan |
| September 16, 2026 | Published | Published (CNA: WPScan) |
| September 17, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2026-85530 (Unknown GiveWP). Public exploit reference added. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
| Unknown | GiveWP | — | 4.16.6 | — |
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