Medium severity · published Oct 29, 2026
CVE-2026-116846
WordPress WP User Manager plugin <= 2.9.26 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
New
5.3
CVSS
–
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Missing Authorization vulnerability in WP User Manager WP User Manager wp-user-manager allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects WP User Manager: from n/a through 2.9.26.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WU
WP User Manager · WP User Manager
through 2.9.26 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116846
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-116846
vdb-entry
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/wp-user-manager/vulnerability/wordpress-wp-user-manager-plugin-2-9-26-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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