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CVE-2026-11976

MonsterInsights Pro 10.2.0/10.2.2 - Backdoored via AWS S3 bucket compromise

10.0 Critical

The official MonsterInsights Pro update distribution bucket (monster-insights.s3.amazonaws.com) was compromised. Both the current release (10.2.2) and the version MonsterInsights rolled back to (10.2.0) contain a malicious file, class-system-check.php. Three distinct variants were observed on 2026-06-11, all sharing the same AES-256-GCM key, confirming a single threat actor. The attacker retains write access to the S3 bucket and has been actively iterating on the payload throughout the day.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.52%Unchanged since Aug 7, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 10.0

MonsterInsights Pro 10.2.0/10.2.2 - Backdoored via AWS S3 bucket compromise

The official MonsterInsights Pro update distribution bucket (monster-insights.s3.amazonaws.com) was compromised. Both the current release (10.2.2) and the version MonsterInsights rolled back to (10.2.0) contain a malicious file, class-system-check.php. Three distinct variants were observed on 2026-06-11, all sharing the same AES-256-GCM key, confirming a single threat actor. The attacker retains write access to the S3 bucket and has been actively iterating on the payload throughout the day.

Record
CVE-2026-11976
CVSS 3.1
10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-912
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-54300 10.0

The official MonsterInsights Pro update distribution bucket (monster-insights.s3.amazonaws.com) was compromised. Both the current release (10.2.2) and the version MonsterInsights rolled back to (10.2.0) contain a malicious file, class-system-check.php. Three distinct variants were observed on 2026-06-11, all sharing the same AES-256-GCM key, confirming a single threat actor. The attacker retains write access to the S3 bucket and has been actively iterating on the payload throughout the day.

Record
EUVD-2026-54300
CVSS 3.1
10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w2mq-7hp5-vcv5 10.0

The official MonsterInsights Pro update distribution bucket (`monster-insights.s3.amazonaws.com`)...

The official MonsterInsights Pro update distribution bucket (monster-insights.s3.amazonaws.com) was compromised. Both the current release (10.2.2) and the version MonsterInsights rolled back to (10.2.0) contain a malicious file, class-system-check.php. Three distinct variants were observed on 2026-06-11, all sharing the same AES-256-GCM key, confirming a single threat actor. The attacker retains write access to the S3 bucket and has been actively iterating on the payload throughout the day.

Record
GHSA-w2mq-7hp5-vcv5
CVSS 3.1
10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-912
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 10.0

The official MonsterInsights Pro update distribution bucket (monster-insights.s3.amazonaws.com) was compromised. Both the current release (10.2.2) and the version MonsterInsights rolled back to (10.2.0) contain a malicious file, class-system-check.php. Three distinct variants were observed on 2026-06-11, all sharing the same AES-256-GCM key, confirming a single threat actor. The attacker retains write access to the S3 bucket and has been actively iterating on the payload throughout the day.

Record
CVE-2026-11976
CVSS 3.1
10.0 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-912
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-11976 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 10.0) in Monsterinsights Pro, published August 6, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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