Known vulnerabilities in Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal

Protect WordPress from malware, hackers, brute-force attacks & suspicious traffic. Includes firewall, login security, 2FA & vulnerability checks.

6Reported vulnerabilities

9.8Highest CVSS score

2.186Latest version

40,000+Active installs

What to do now

Update Security Plugin, Firewall & Malware Scanner with Auto Removal to 2.185 or later. 6 of these have a fixed version available. Updating resolves them.

Plugin last updated: August 17, 2026 / Tested up to WordPress: 7.1 / View on wordpress.org

Reported vulnerabilities

Ordered by how urgently they need attention — whether a vulnerability is actually being exploited, and how likely exploitation is, rather than CVSS severity alone.

CVE	Severity	Exploit probability next 30 days	Affected versions	Fixed in	Published
CVE-2020-36698	High 8.8	1.0%	Before 2.51	`2.51`	October 20, 2023
CVE-2023-5239	High 7.5	0.7%	2.121 and earlier	`2.121`	November 27, 2023
CVE-2024-13365	Critical 9.8	1.6%	Before 2.150	`2.150`	February 12, 2025
CVE-2024-10570	High 7.5	0.6%	0 to 2.145 (inclusive) 0 to 2.145 (inclusive)	`2.145.1`	November 26, 2024
CVE-2026-66593	High 7.5	0.3%	2.184 and earlier	`2.185`	August 19, 2026
CVE-2025-13604	High 7.2	0.3%	0 to 2.168 (inclusive)	`2.169`	December 9, 2025

Sources: vulnerability records from NVD, exploitation from CISA KEV, exploit probability from EPSS. Affected versions come from CPE ranges or from the reporting CNA.