The SSL Zen — SSL Certificate Installer & HTTPS Redirects WordPress plugin before 4.7.40 does not perform capability or nonce checks on a certificate-file download routine that runs early in the WordPress admin request lifecycle, allowing any authenticated user, including Subscribers, to download the site's TLS private key, certificates, and diagnostic logs.

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Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-287
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-284

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0000

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Description The SSL Zen — SSL Certificate Installer & HTTPS Redirects WordPress plugin before 4.7.40 does not perform capability or nonce checks on a certificate-file download routine that runs early in the WordPress admin request lifecycle, allowing any authenticated user, including Subscribers, to download the site's TLS private key, certificates, and diagnostic logs.
Title SSL Zen < 4.7.40 - Subscriber+ TLS Private Key Disclosure
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-11T10:00:47.722Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T11:44:29.809Z

Link: CVE-2026-86781

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T09:58:56.365Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-11T07:16:47.547

Modified: 2026-09-11T10:16:52.547

Link: CVE-2026-86781

cve-icon Redhat

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cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-11T07:45:07Z

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