Ninja Forms plugin flaw exploited to hack WordPress sites
2026-10-07T01:23:22Z•8298ff70aa42ec0625ea913800ccfad09f9792616c8c4e67087b313d1d2a848c
CVE-2026-21589CVE-2026-61500account-takeoveractive-exploitationarbitrary-file-accesscloud-securitycredential-theftdata-breachmfa-bypassphishingprivilege-escalationransomwareremote-code-executionsecurity-newssession-forgerysocial-engineeringstored-xsssupply-chain-riskwordpresszero-day
What happened
A BleepingComputer security-news feed covering active exploitation of software vulnerabilities, zero-day demonstrations, phishing campaigns, data breaches, ransomware-style attacks, and security advisories. Notable items include exploited WordPress XSS flaws, Atlassian arbitrary file access (CVE-2026-21589), actively scanned Rejetto HFS RCE/session-forgery weakness (CVE-2026-61500), and a critical Dell System Update privilege-escalation flaw.
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- bleepingcomputer
- Record identifier
- 8298ff70aa42ec0625ea913800ccfad09f9792616c8c4e67087b313d1d2a848c
- Enrichment time
- 2026-10-07T01:23:22Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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