CVE-2026-28183

HIGH 7.2

WordPress PublishPress Capabilities plugin <= 2.45.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

CVSS Score

7.2

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

Editor Privilege Escalation in PublishPress Capabilities <= 2.45.0 versions.

CWE	CWE-266
Vendor	publishpress
Product	publishpress capabilities
Published	Aug 6, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

PublishPress / PublishPress Capabilities

n/a ≤ 2.45.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

patchstack.com: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/capability-manager-enhanced/vulnerability/wordpress-publishpress-capabilities-plugin-2-45-0-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Credits

XBumbbleB33 | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program