High severity · published Oct 6, 2026
CVE-2026-48197
WordPress PublishPress Capabilities plugin <= 2.45.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability
7.2
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in PublishPress PublishPress Capabilities capability-manager-enhanced allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects PublishPress Capabilities: from n/a through 2.45.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PC
PublishPress Capabilities · PublishPress
through 2.45.0 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-48197
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-48197
vdb-entry
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/capability-manager-enhanced/vulnerability/wordpress-publishpress-capabilities-plugin-2-45-0-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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