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CVE-2026-79996 Details

UNDERGOING ENRICHMENT

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Description

The User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 does not perform a capability check when saving its login settings, allowing authenticated users who have been granted a User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before 5.2.6 management capability but not full administrator access to change arbitrary site options and escalate their privileges to administrator.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

VolerionCVSS-B:…Vector:This vulnerability is currently being analyzed.

CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:7.2 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/609bbb7c-c19a-4c72-8cef-95598a2cfc0d/	[email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-269	Improper Privilege Management	CISA-ADP

Affected Products

This vulnerability is currently being analyzed

Change History

2 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Aug 28, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Aug 28, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]