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CVE-2026-79996highCWE-269

User Registration & Membership < 5.2.6 - Authenticated Privilege Escalation via Login Settings

41Vexday Risk Score

No sign of exploitation. It has a public proof of concept.

ssvc Attendcvss 7.2epss 0.5%
exploitation probability
0.5%top 62% of all CVEs
observed exploitation
nono source reports it
1 public exploit(s)
The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not perform a capability check when saving its login settings, allowing authenticated users who have been granted a User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 management capability but not full administrator access to change arbitrary site options and escalate their privileges to administrator.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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