WordPress Profile Builder plugin <= 3.16.5 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

published 2026-08-06 3 mo ago modified 2026-10-24 15 d ago also EUVD-2026-53905

cvss: 5.3; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
public exploits: 0; none known

Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in Profile Builder <= 3.16.5 versions.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Cozmoslabs Profile Builder 3.16.6

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 3 mo ago (2026-08-08)

Exploit prediction

0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.3	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected products

Cozmoslabs Profile Builder

Classification

Weakness

CWE-862 Missing Authorization

Technology feeds

WordPress rss critical rss

References

patchstack.com /database/wordpress/plugin/profile-builder/vulnerability/wordpress-profile-builder-plugin-3-16-5-broken-access
vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2026-66701
NVD CVE-2026-66701

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Summary