Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule: Privilege escalation or authentication bypass
Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule is affected by privilege escalation or authentication bypass. Exposure depends on how the affected operation is made reachable by the site. A successful request can grant permissions or access that the caller should not possess. The published affected range is <= 1.22.25.
- Component
- Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule
- Plugin slug
wp-time-capsule- Affected
- <= 1.22.25
- Safe version
1.22.26- Published
- May 27, 2026
This CVE was published May 27, 2026 and is one of 8 known issues for this plugin.
Update, patch or deactivate.
Update Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule to 1.22.26 or later, or disable and remove it until a fixed version is available.
A safe version is available, so updating to that version or later is the preferred remediation. If an immediate update is not practical, consider a targeted application patch or temporarily restricting the affected functionality.
Deactivate only when warranted by your risk profile, or when advised by your hosting provider in the limited circumstances where the vulnerability cannot otherwise be mitigated. If you’re unsure which action is appropriate, contact Fused or your hosting provider for guidance.
Technical description
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel vulnerability in revmakx Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule wp-time-capsule allows Password Recovery Exploitation.This issue affects Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule: from n/a through <= 1.22.25.
CVE / CNA vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N