CVE-2026-80467 json
Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 0.9.2.2 - 0.9.2.6 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Front-End User Insert Action
published 2026-09-02 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-03 2 mo ago also EUVD-2026-69846
- cvss
- 8.1
- 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 31%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended WordPress plugin before 0.9.2.7 does not restrict the role submitted through its front-end user forms to the roles the form actually offers, and its safeguard against privileged roles is incomplete, allowing unauthenticated visitors to register an account with elevated capabilities and then escalate it to administrator.
Patch / fix
- Unknown Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 0.9.2.7
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 2 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- wpscan.com https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/929f243b-2f1c-4eca-88bc-03b1a86270ed/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA ADP | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Unknown Advanced Custom Fields: Extended
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
- Technology feeds
References
-
wpscan.com
/vulnerability/929f243b-2f1c-4eca-88bc-03b1a86270ed/
exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-80467
- NVD CVE-2026-80467
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