CVE-2026-16736 json
User Registration & Membership < 5.2.6 - Unauthenticated Account Creation While Registration Disabled
published 2026-08-05 3 mo ago modified 2026-08-26 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-53108
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 35%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not enforce the site's registration-disabled setting when processing registration-form submissions, allowing unauthenticated users to create new accounts even when the administrator has turned off open registration.
Patch / fix
- Unknown User Registration & Membership 5.2.6
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 3 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 35% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/dc0d63d6-bcd9-4f14-865a-49d254a831a2/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Unknown User Registration & Membership
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/dc0d63d6-bcd9-4f14-865a-49d254a831a2/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-16736
- NVD CVE-2026-16736
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CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.