CVE-2026-77003CWE-269privilege-escalation

CVE-2026-77003

Low · published August 23, 2026

CVSS v3.1
2.7
EPSS
0%
Percentile
19.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Content Mask WordPress plugin before 1.8.5.5 does not check the capability required to publish the post type being created, allowing users with a role as low as Contributor to publish posts and pages on the site without holding the publish capability.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
2.7 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00281 · 19.5th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-08-23T10:17Z
References (1)
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/1a78993c-1e5c-43fb-9aa4-13edc24100ee/ · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 AUG 06:00Z
    Content Mask 1.8.0 - 1.8.5.4 - Contributor Publish Capability Bypass via create_new_content_mask
    cvelistv5