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CVE-2026-42640 Mamunur Rashid CVE debrief

CVE-2026-42640 is a MEDIUM severity vulnerability (CVSS Score: 6.5) in the Classified Listing plugin versions <= 5.3.8. The vulnerability is caused by unauthenticated broken access control. The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for this vulnerability is CWE-862. The vulnerability was published on [cvePublishedAt] and last modified on [cveModifiedAt].

Vendor
Mamunur Rashid
Product
Classified Listing
CVSS
MEDIUM 6.5
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2026-06-15
Original CVE updated
2026-06-15
Advisory published
2026-06-15
Advisory updated
2026-06-15

Who should care

Users of Classified Listing plugin versions <= 5.3.8 should be aware of this vulnerability and take necessary actions to mitigate it.

Technical summary

The vulnerability has a CVSS vector of CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N. It allows attackers to exploit the broken access control, potentially leading to confidentiality and integrity impacts.

Defensive priority

MEDIUM

Recommended defensive actions

  • Update Classified Listing plugin to a version greater than 5.3.8.
  • Review and restrict access controls for the plugin.

Evidence notes

The vulnerability was reported by Patchstack (see [ref-4]).

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2026-42640 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42640

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2026-42640 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42640

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.