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CVE-2026-32488: wordpress user-registration Incorrect Privilege Assignment

CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalDeferred
Published 25-03-2026Last modified 29-04-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-32488 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in wordpress user-registration. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.8% of scored vulnerabilities. Fixed in 5.1.3.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (wordfence)
EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · +0.03 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 25-03-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 29-04-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in wpeverest User Registration user-registration allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects User Registration: from n/a through <= 4.4.9.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.37%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

30%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.03 pp

From 0.34% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.37%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wordpress1 product
  • user-registration≤ 4.4.9 (fixed in 5.1.3)
Wpeverest1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links