Title: Compromised Plugins Email
Last modified: May 12, 2026

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# Compromised Plugins Email

 *  Resolved [kthompson1886](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kthompson1886/)
 * (@kthompson1886)
 * [2 weeks, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compromised-plugins-email/)
 * I keep receiving emails with a list of “compromised plugins” at various levels
   of severity. But when I go into WordPress and access the plugin security, it 
   doesn’t show anything listed as vulnerable. Is there something I am missing?

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 *  Plugin Support [eugenecleantalk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eugenecleantalk/)
 * (@eugenecleantalk)
 * [2 weeks, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compromised-plugins-email/#post-18905934)
 * Hello kthompson1886,
 * You’re referring to this tab of the plugin, right? 
   WordPress Admin Page → Settings
   → Security by CleanTalk → Critical Updates.There you can see a list of all detected
   vulnerabilities.
 * If there’s nothing there, or if the email contains information about other plugins,
   please let us know.
 * Also, please tell us the name of your site or its Service #. You can find the
   Service # here: [your CleanTalk dashboard](https://cleantalk.org/my?cp_mode=security)
   → the “Settings” button under your site name.
 *  Thread Starter [kthompson1886](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kthompson1886/)
 * (@kthompson1886)
 * [2 weeks, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compromised-plugins-email/#post-18906021)
 * Service #991688
 * In the email I receive, I see 9 plugins at various levels of severity listed.
   Each has a vulnerability listed. But when I go into the admin side of WordPress
   and check the Critical Updates area, it has nothing listed.
 *  Plugin Support [eugenecleantalk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eugenecleantalk/)
 * (@eugenecleantalk)
 * [2 weeks, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compromised-plugins-email/#post-18906150)
 * Thank you.
 * We will verify the details on our end and get back to you within 3 business days.
 *  Plugin Support [eugenecleantalk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/eugenecleantalk/)
 * (@eugenecleantalk)
 * [1 week, 5 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compromised-plugins-email/#post-18908685)
 * Hello. Thank you for waiting.
 * We’ve discovered that your access key is being used on more than one website.
   It’s possible that one of these sites has the plugins mentioned in the emails
   installed, which is why you’re receiving them.
 * Please:
    - Either update all vulnerable plugins on all sites, if they are your sites.
    - Or change the access key on your site ([this guide](https://cleantalk.org/help/change-access-key)
      will help you).
 * Did it help?
 *  Plugin Support [sergecleantalk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sergecleantalk/)
 * (@sergecleantalk)
 * [1 week, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compromised-plugins-email/#post-18910730)
 * Hello.
   We haven’t heard back from you in a few days, so I’m going to mark this
   topic as “resolved”.If you have any further questions, you can start a new topic
   or contact us via our private Ticket System: [https://cleantalk.org/my/support/open](https://cleantalk.org/my/support/open).

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## Tags

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 * [vulnerable](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/vulnerable/)

 * 7 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [sergecleantalk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sergecleantalk/)
 * Last activity: [1 week, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/compromised-plugins-email/#post-18910730)
 * Status: resolved