CVE-2025-32486Network attack vector

Unauthenticated administrator escalation via predictable recovery values

Published Sep 9, 2025 · Updated Apr 28, 2026

Weak password recovery in Material Dashboard 1.4.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain WordPress administrator privileges. The publicAjaxHandler() function generates password-recovery values with insufficient randomness, making those values predictable. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation grants full administrator control of the affected WordPress site.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Weak password recovery in Material Dashboard 1.4.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to obtain WordPress administrator privileges. The publicAjaxHandler() function generates password-recovery values with insufficient randomness, making those values predictable. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation grants full administrator control of the affected WordPress site.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-32486
Published
Sep 9, 2025
Updated
Apr 28, 2026
Vendor
Creative Tim
Product
Material Dashboard
Classifications
CWE-640, T1098
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 9, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=1.4.6 changes=[{"at":"1.4.7","status":"unaffected"}]

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Creative Tim · Material Dashboardversion=0 <=1.4.6 changes=[{"at":"1.4.7","status":"unaffected"}]

Published CVSS scores

9.8PatchstackCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-640Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
T1098Account Manipulation

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