CVE-2026-89966.5MediumCWE-862

CVE-2026-8996: 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

revmakx · Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule

Affected: revmakx Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsule · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

0.5%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

41st percentile

050100

Higher than 41% of scored CVEs

6.5MediumCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

Affected products1

From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.

revmakx · Backup and Staging by WP Time Capsuleup to and including 1.22.26

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Exploitation: Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
CISA KEV: Not listed
Public check: No public nuclei template
Weakness: Missing Authorization · Access Control
Vendor: revmakx
Published: July 2026
Band: Unlikely (under 1%), July 2026

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