CVE-2026-80467 | BDVDB-2026-367379 Detail

Advanced Custom Fields: Extended

Description#

The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended WordPress plugin before 0.9.2.7 does not restrict the role submitted through its front-end user forms to the roles the form actually offers, and its safeguard against privileged roles is incomplete, allowing unauthenticated visitors to register an account with elevated capabilities and then escalate it to administrator.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

References#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/929f243b-2f1c-4eca-88bc-03b1a86270ed/

Exploit#

https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/929f243b-2f1c-4eca-88bc-03b1a86270ed/

History#

Version 12026-09-02Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-09-02
Last modified: 2026-09-02

Vendor information

Vendor: Not stated
Product: Advanced Custom Fields: Extended

Score

8.1 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 31.5.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Privilege Escalation

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 0.9.2.2 and < 0.9.2.7
Fixed
0.9.2.7

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

8.1 High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).