CVE-2026-80467

8.1 highEPSS 0.4%

High (8.1). EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

8.1 high

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

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 31% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-269
Published: 2026-09-02
Modified: 2026-09-03
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/929f243b-2f1c-4eca-88bc-03b1a86270ed/

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