Newsletter < 9.3.8 - Unauthenticated Subscriber PII Disclosure and Modification via Predictable Tracking Signature Key
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-86824 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | WPScan |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-09-17 06:16:51 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-09-17 06:16:51 UTC |
| Description | The Newsletter WordPress plugin before 9.3.8 does not generate its email tracking signing key with sufficient entropy and signs its tracking links with an unkeyed hash, allowing an unauthenticated attacker who recovers that key offline to forge tracking links, obtain any subscriber's session token, and read and modify that subscriber's stored personal data. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-326 Inadequate Encryption Strength
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Unknown | Newsletter | affected 9.3.8 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| wpscan.com/vulnerability/62ee25d9-ec38-402c-9959-37fd89708aca | [email protected] | wpscan.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Karthik Ramakrishnan (en)
CNA: WPScan (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.