CVE-2026-81294: WordPress Authorizer plugin <= 3.15.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Critical severity · published Sep 2, 2026

CVE-2026-81294

WordPress Authorizer plugin <= 3.15.1 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

9.8

CVSS

0.5%

EPSS

On KEV

Description

Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in Authorizer <= 3.15.1 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

Authorizer · Paul Ryan

through 3.15.1 · source: vendor

Affected product

Authorizer

Paul Ryan

All Authorizer CVEs

References

NVD

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-81294

CVE.org

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-81294

patchstack.com

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/authorizer/vulnerability/wordpress-authorizer-plugin-3-15-1-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve