CVE-2026-61979 | defend.network

What is CVE-2026-61979?

Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in SAML SP Single Sign On <= 5.4.3 versions.

CVSS8.1 NVD 3.1

SeverityHIGH

ExploitationNo exploitation reported

EPSS<1% · P29

Triage statusNo Known Exploit

ActionPatch this week

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWECWE-266

NVD published2026-08-13

NVD last modified2026-08-14

Timeline

2026-08-13Published to the U.S. National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
2026-08-14NVD record last updated
2026-08-26First covered in a defend.network daily briefing

Affected product

See advisory

Remediation Steps

Apply the vendor security update for MiniOrange SAML 2.0 SSO Plugin (WordPress) as a priority.
Restrict network exposure of the affected service to trusted sources until patched.
Review logs and detections for indicators of exploitation.
Confirm fixed versions against the official vendor advisory before deploying.

References

Referenced in our briefings & reports

Vulnerability Priority Report – Week 4 of August 2026 (August 24 – 30)
Mirage2FA hits 4,500 orgs; Oracle Weblogic RCE, NVIDIA AI poisoning, WordPress plugin flaws (2026-08-26)

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