Critical severity · published Aug 6, 2026
CVE-2026-28005
WordPress Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer plugin <= 1.5.19 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
9.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer <= 1.5.19 versions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KW
Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer · Nexcess
through 1.5.19 · source: vendor
Affected product
KW
Kadence WooCommerce Email Designer
Nexcess
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-28005
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-28005
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/kadence-woocommerce-email-designer/vulnerability/wordpress-kadence-woocommerce-email-designer-plugin-1-5-19-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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