Answer in brief
CVE-2026-8996 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.26 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure via download_recent_decrypted_file_wptc Function. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps revmakx/Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-8996 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule <= 1.22.26 - Missing Authorization to Authenticated (Subscriber+) Sensitive Information Exposure via download_recent_decrypted_file_wptc Function. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps revmakx/Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 6.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps revmakx/Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| revmakx/Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsulegeneric | 0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jul 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 9, 2026
The Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.22.26 via the download_recent_decrypted_file_wptc. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to extract download the most recently admin-decrypted SQL database backup, which typically contains password hashes, user credentials, and other sensitive site configuration data stored in the 'recent_decrypted_file' option. Exploitation requires that an administrator has previously performed a decrypt action, causing the decrypted SQL backup file to exist in the plugin's upload directory; without this prior admin action, there is no file to serve.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
CVSS is 6.5. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps revmakx/Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| revmakx/Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsulegeneric | 0 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Jul 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jul 9, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jul 9, 2026
The Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Sensitive Information Exposure in all versions up to, and including, 1.22.26 via the download_recent_decrypted_file_wptc. This makes it possible for authenticated attackers, with subscriber-level access and above, to extract download the most recently admin-decrypted SQL database backup, which typically contains password hashes, user credentials, and other sensitive site configuration data stored in the 'recent_decrypted_file' option. Exploitation requires that an administrator has previously performed a decrypt action, causing the decrypted SQL backup file to exist in the plugin's upload directory; without this prior admin action, there is no file to serve.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.