Medium severity · published Aug 24, 2026
CVE-2026-78266
WordPress AutomatorWP plugin <= 5.8.3 - Broken Access Control vulnerability
6.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Subscriber Broken Access Control in AutomatorWP <= 5.8.3 versions.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AU
AutomatorWP · Ruben Garcia
through 5.8.3 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-78266
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-78266
patchstack.com
https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/automatorwp/vulnerability/wordpress-automatorwp-plugin-5-8-3-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve
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