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CVE-2026-16736: User Registration & Membership (WordPress plugin) · Improper Access Control

Affects User Registration & Membership (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : upgrade to 5.2.6 soon.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026, 22:58 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 5.2.6
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 5 Aug 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 3 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade User Registration & Membership (WordPress plugin) to 5.2.6.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
User Registration & MembershipAffected
  • <5.2.6
Fixed in
  • 5.2.6

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, administrators should monitor plugin updates closely and consider disabling or replacing the plugin if open registration must be strictly controlled.

Description

A vulnerability in the User Registration & Membership WordPress plugin before version 5.2.6 allows unauthenticated users to create new accounts even when the site administrator has disabled open registration. This occurs because the plugin does not enforce the registration-disabled setting during registration-form submissions.

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