CVE-2026-78477

CRITICAL 9.8

Jawn <= 1.4.2 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation

CVSS Score

9.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

The Jawn theme for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 1.4.2. This makes it possible for unauthenticated attackers to elevate their privileges to that of an administrator.

CWE	CWE-266
Vendor	mvpthemes
Product	jawn
Published	Aug 25, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

MVPThemes / Jawn

0 ≤ 1.4.2

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

wordfence.com: https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e0642c85-ee01-497c-8dc3-42e3ffc02995?source=cve patchstack.com: https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/theme/jawn/vulnerability/wordpress-jawn-theme-1-4-2-privilege-escalation-vulnerability

Credits

Tran Nguyen Bao Khanh