CVE-2026-18072 Scanner.
Advanced Responsive Video Embedder 10.8.7/10.8.8 - Hardcoded Backdoor Authentication Bypass
Free and read-only. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
What This Check Does.
Read-only
It only asks your site for public pages, the way a browser would. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored.
Up to 1 request
A small, fixed number of requests, so the check is quick and will not load your site.
Looks for CVE-2026-18072
It looks for the specific sign of this one vulnerability and ends with a clear answer: vulnerable, not vulnerable, or could not be determined.
About CVE-2026-18072. What It Means.
The compromised Advanced Responsive Video Embedder WordPress plugin releases 10.8.7 and 10.8.8 accept a hardcoded token through the `_wplogin` parameter and establish an authenticated administrator session before normal authentication. A single unauthenticated GET request triggers the backdoor. This template only inspects the redirect and session-cookie response and does not perform any administrative action.
FAQ
Common Questions.
Advanced Responsive Video Embedder 10.8.7/10.8.8 - Hardcoded Backdoor Authentication Bypass. The compromised Advanced Responsive Video Embedder WordPress plugin releases 10.8.7 and 10.8.8 accept a hardcoded token through the `_wplogin` parameter and establish an authenticated administrator session before normal authentication. A single unauthenticated GET request triggers the backdoor. This template only inspects the redirect and session-cookie response and does not perform any administrative action.
Atlas sends up to 1 read-only request to your site and looks for the specific sign of CVE-2026-18072 in Advanced Responsive Video Embedder. Nothing is changed, uploaded or stored on your site.
CVE-2026-18072 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of writing, but it is still worth fixing. Its CVSS score is 9.8.
Yes. The check only reads public pages, the same way a browser or a search engine would. Scan only sites you own or are allowed to test.
It means no sign of CVE-2026-18072 was found by this read-only check. It does not prove the site is free of other weaknesses.
Update Advanced Responsive Video Embedder to the latest version from the vendor, or follow the vendor's advice to switch off the affected feature. The vendor links and details are in the CVE-2026-18072 briefing linked on this page.
Scan only sites you own or have written permission to test. A result of Not Vulnerable means this read-only check found no sign of CVE-2026-18072; it is not a guarantee that the site is secure.