CVE-2026-19225

Defender Security < 6.2.0 - Admin+ Network-Wide RCE via Hub Connector on Multisite

MEDIUM
6.6
CVSS Score
Published: August 27, 2026 at 06:00 AM UTC
Updated: August 28, 2026 at 07:02 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDefender Security

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Severity
MEDIUM6.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

The Defender Security WordPress plugin before 6.2.0 does not restrict a network-wide setting to network administrators, allowing an administrator of any single site on a multisite network to execute arbitrary code across the entire network.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

60%
5.0.0 ≤ v < 6.2.05.0.0
Affected range stops below 6.2.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.6MEDIUMCISA-ADP
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-94

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