High severity · published Oct 29, 2026
CVE-2026-118082
WordPress Buddyboss Platform plugin <= 3.5.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
New
8.8
CVSS
–
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Subscriber Privilege Escalation in Buddyboss Platform <= 3.5.0 versions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BP
Buddyboss Platform · BuddyBoss
through 3.5.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118082
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118082
vdb-entry
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/buddyboss-platform/vulnerability/wordpress-buddyboss-platform-plugin-3-5-0-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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