WordPress plugin vulnerabilities
MalCare WordPress Security Plugin - Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall vulnerabilities
Known security issues in the MalCare WordPress Security Plugin - Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall WordPress plugin, by affected version, with severity, CVE and the version that fixes each one.
- Plugin slug
- malcare-security
- Latest version
- 6.76
- Active installs
- 100,000+
- Known vulnerabilities
- 3
- Data updated
- 2026-10-17 09:22 UTC
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Fixed in version 6.72 (1)
| Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS | Affected versions | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MalCare WordPress Security Plugin – Malware Scanner, Cleaner, Security Firewall <= 6.69 - Unauthenticated Denial of Service CVE-2026-84776 · Source | High | 7.5 | < 6.72 | 2026-08-24 |
Fixed in version 6.65 (1)
| Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS | Affected versions | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress MalCare Security Plugin 5.16-6.62 is vulnerable to a high priority Broken Authentication CVE-2026-19718 · Source | Not rated | - | < 6.65 | 2026-08-26 |
Fixed in version 4.58 (1)
| Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS | Affected versions | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress MalCare Security plugin <= 4.57 - Authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability No CVE assigned · Source | Not rated | - | < 4.58 | 2021-05-05 |
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