CVE-2026-81740
NVD: The Paytm Payment Gateway WordPress plugin before 2.8.9 does not verify that payment callbacks genuinely originate from the payment provider when its secret key has not been configured, which is its state immediately after activation, allowing unauthenticated...
5.3 Severity
MEDIUM EPSS
0.0018 (7) KEV
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Source-published summary
NVD: The Paytm Payment Gateway WordPress plugin before 2.8.9 does not verify that payment callbacks genuinely originate from the payment provider when its secret key has not been configured, which is its state immediately after activation, allowing unauthenticated...
Possible impact
Source describes remote exposure · authenticated boundary. Possible impact: This medium severity issue needs human triage to confirm exposure, affected versions, and vendor guidance for remote exposure · authenticated boundary.
Affected context
Affected product or version requires source confirmation.
Remediation / advisory
Remediation reference present; patch status requires confirmation in the linked advisory.
Why it matters
Source describes remote exposure · authenticated boundary. Possible impact: This medium severity issue needs human triage to confirm exposure, affected versions, and vendor guidance for remote exposure · authenticated boundary.; CVSS 5.3 (MEDIUM); EPSS percentile 7; not listed in KEV; Remediation reference present; patch status requires confirmation in the linked advisory; sources: NVD.
What to verify
Confirm affected product/version, vendor advisory, patch or mitigation, and exposure.
Exposure hint
remote exposure
Impact tags
Urgency reasons
Source-derived note
Summary derived from NVD description; unsafe procedural detail is not shown.
Redaction metadata
- source summary used
- True
- fallback summary used
- False
- unsafe procedural detail present
- false
- raw source displayed
- false
- public summary redacted
- true
Remediation handoff
Public-safe static handoff for human/Codex remediation planning. Scan, patch, external execution, and auto remediation are disabled.
Safety note
This radar shows source-published defensive context only. Exploit procedures, exploit strings, scanner commands, and auto-remediation are not provided.