CVE-2026-18366
Events Manager < 7.4.1 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 9.8 Critical
- Published
- Aug 12, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 12, 2026
- Reserved
- Jul 30, 2026
Description
The Events Manager WordPress plugin before 7.4.1 does not properly scope its capability mapping, discarding the access control decisions WordPress already made for unrelated privileged actions, which allows unauthenticated users to change the password of, escalate to Administrator, or delete any account whose user ID happens to match the ID of one of the Events Manager WordPress plugin before 7.4.1's own posts.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 9.8 Critical | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
Events ManagerUnknown |
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References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/82767ce2-01e4-46ad-a52b-72d3ab2049bd/exploitvdb-entrytechnical-description
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