7.2

CVE-2026-79996: unknown user registration & membership Improper Privilege Management

CVSS: 7.2v3.1HighDeferred
Published 28-08-2026Last modified 28-08-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-79996 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in unknown user registration & membership. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded. Fixed in 5.2.6.

Overall risk
39/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.46%
0%100%
Low · +0.15 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 28-08-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 28-08-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not perform a capability check when saving its login settings, allowing authenticated users who have been granted a User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 management capability but not full administrator access to change arbitrary site options and escalate their privileges to administrator.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 3 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.46%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

39%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.15 pp

From 0.32% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.46%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (wpscan.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Unknown1 product
Wordpress1 product
  • user-registration< 5.2.6

2 vendors · 2 products

References

2 links