CVE-2026-48197 PUBLISHED

WordPress PublishPress Capabilities plugin <= 2.45.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Assigner: Patchstack
Reserved: 21.05.2026 Published: 06.10.2026 Updated: 06.10.2026

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in PublishPress PublishPress Capabilities capability-manager-enhanced allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects PublishPress Capabilities: from n/a through 2.45.0.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

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

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Unchanged
Attack Complexity	Low	Confidentiality Impact	High
Privileges Required	High	Integrity Impact	High
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	High

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	PublishPress
Product	PublishPress Capabilities
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 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

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/capability-manager-enhanced/vulnerability/wordpress-publishpress-capabilities-plugin-2-45-0-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

Problem Types

Incorrect Privilege Assignment CWE

Impacts

Privilege Escalation