CVE-2026-13598: critical vulnerability in RestrictMate
RestrictMate < 1.3.0 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator
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48Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.
ssvc Attendcvss 9.8epss 0.5%
The RestrictMate WordPress plugin before 1.3.0 does not restrict the user role supplied during account registration, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create a new administrator account and gain a logged-in administrator session, leading to full site takeover.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
Unknown · RestrictMatepublic PoCs found — 1
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