CVE-2026-87759CWE-269privilege-escalation

CVE-2026-87759

High · published September 12, 2026

CVSS v3.1
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Add User Autocomplete WordPress plugin before 1.2 does not perform any capability or nonce check before creating a pending site-membership invitation carrying a caller-supplied role, allowing any authenticated user, such as a subscriber, to grant themselves the administrator role on a multisite installation.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00417 · 34.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2026-09-12T10:16Z
References (1)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 13 SEP 03:23Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 12 SEP 06:00Z
    Add User Autocomplete < 1.2 - Subscriber+ Privilege Escalation
    cvelistv5