CVE-2026-28183 PUBLISHED

WordPress PublishPress Capabilities plugin <= 2.45.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Assigner: Patchstack
Reserved: 25.02.2026 Published: 06.08.2026 Updated: 06.08.2026

Editor Privilege Escalation in PublishPress Capabilities <= 2.45.0 versions.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS Score: 7.2

Product Status

Vendor PublishPress
Product PublishPress Capabilities
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from n/a to 2.45.0 (incl.)

Solutions

Update the WordPress PublishPress Capabilities plugin to the latest available version (at least 2.50.0).

Credits

  • XBumbbleB33 | Patchstack Bug Bounty Program finder

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment CWE

Impacts

  • CAPEC-233 Privilege Escalation