Medium severity · published Sep 17, 2026
CVE-2026-74017
WordPress User Registration plugin <= 5.2.7 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
5.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Unauthenticated Broken Access Control in User Registration <= 5.2.7 versions.
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?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 24% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
UR
User Registration · wpeverest
through 5.2.7 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-74017
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-74017
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/user-registration/vulnerability/wordpress-user-registration-plugin-5-2-7-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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