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CVE-2026-12687: ProfileGrid (WordPress plugin) · Improper Privilege Management

Affects ProfileGrid (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 5.9.9.8 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 06:59 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 34% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 5.9.9.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade ProfileGrid (WordPress plugin) to 5.9.9.8.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
ProfileGridAffected
  • <5.9.9.8
Fixed in
  • 5.9.9.8

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, restrict or disable front-end registration or manually monitor and control group memberships to prevent unauthorized privilege escalation.

Description

ProfileGrid WordPress plugin versions before 5.9.9.8 allow unauthenticated users to register into privileged groups via the front-end registration. This flaw permits privilege escalation by assigning the user the role configured for that group, potentially up to Administrator. The vulnerability arises from improper privilege management in group registration restrictions.

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