๐Ÿ” CVE Alert

CVE-2026-80467

HIGH 8.1

Advanced Custom Fields: Extended 0.9.2.2 - 0.9.2.6 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Front-End User Insert Action

CVSS Score
8.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th

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.

Vendor unknown
Product advanced custom fields: extended
Published Sep 2, 2026
Last Updated Sep 2, 2026
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Affected Versions

Unknown / Advanced Custom Fields: Extended
0.9.2.2 < 0.9.2.7

References

NVD โ†— CVE.org โ†— EPSS Data โ†—
wpscan.com: https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/929f243b-2f1c-4eca-88bc-03b1a86270ed/

Credits

Jakub Herman WPScan