Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-80467

Advanced Custom Fields: Extended

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

CVSS 3.1

8.1High

Official description

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.

CVSS scores

Score	Version	Source	Vector
8.1High	3.1	CISA ADP / Vulnrichment (CISA-ADP)	`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Source
—	Advanced Custom Fields: Extended	0.9.2.2 ≤ v < 0.9.2.7	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA)

References and advisories

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

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Details

Published: 2026-09-02
Last updated: 2026-09-02
State: Published
Assigner (CNA): WPScan

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.37%

Probability of exploitation in 30 days

31.4%

Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable: No
Exploitation: None
Technical impact: Total

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-269
Improper Privilege Management