VDB-371060 · CVE-2026-40790 · EUVD-2026-36993

VeronaLabs WP SMS Plugin up to 7.2.1 on WordPress authentication bypass

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5.8	$0-$5k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in VeronaLabs WP SMS Plugin up to 7.2.1 on WordPress and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to authentication bypass. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-40790. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in VeronaLabs WP SMS Plugin up to 7.2.1 on WordPress. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication bypass vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-288. A product requires authentication, but the product has an alternate path or channel that does not require authentication. Impacted is confidentiality.

The weakness was published by Jakub Herman. The advisory is shared for download at patchstack.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-40790 since 04/15/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/16/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-36993). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

WordPress Plugin

Vendor

VeronaLabs

Name

WP SMS Plugin

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.5
CNA Vector (Patchstack): 🔒

CVSSv2info

AV	AC	Au	C	I	A
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Vector	Complexity	Authentication	Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock
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VulDB Base Score: 🔒
VulDB Temp Score: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication bypass
CWE: CWE-288 / CWE-287
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

EPSS Score: 🔒
EPSS Percentile: 🔒

Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒

0-Day	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock
Today	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock	Unlock

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Timelineinfo

04/15/2026 CVE reserved
06/16/2026 +62 days Advisory disclosed
06/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: patchstack.com
Researcher: Jakub Herman
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-40790 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-40790
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-371060
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 06/16/2026 06:09
Updated: 06/16/2026 07:55
Changes: 06/16/2026 06:09 (63), 06/16/2026 07:55 (1)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103