CVE-2026-28111: CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment in WPMU DEV Forminator
CVE-2026-28111 is a high-severity vulnerability in WPMU DEV's Forminator plugin, affecting versions up to and including 1.56.0. It involves incorrect privilege assignment that allows users with Contributor-level access to escalate their privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently documented. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment), affects Forminator versions <= 1.56.0. It allows a user with Contributor privileges to escalate their access rights improperly, potentially gaining higher privileges than intended. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges but no user interaction, with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available, and the vulnerability was published on August 6, 2026.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a Contributor user to escalate privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification of content, or disruption of service within the affected Forminator plugin environment. This could compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system where the plugin is installed.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict Contributor-level access to trusted users only and monitor for unusual privilege escalations.
CVE-2026-28111: CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment in WPMU DEV Forminator
Description
CVE-2026-28111 is a high-severity vulnerability in WPMU DEV's Forminator plugin, affecting versions up to and including 1.56.0. It involves incorrect privilege assignment that allows users with Contributor-level access to escalate their privileges. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a significant impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No official patch or remediation guidance is currently documented. There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
WPMU DEV
Forminator
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability, identified as CWE-266 (Incorrect Privilege Assignment), affects Forminator versions <= 1.56.0. It allows a user with Contributor privileges to escalate their access rights improperly, potentially gaining higher privileges than intended. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates network attack vector, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges but no user interaction, with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. No vendor advisory or patch information is currently available, and the vulnerability was published on August 6, 2026.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow a Contributor user to escalate privileges, potentially leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification of content, or disruption of service within the affected Forminator plugin environment. This could compromise the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system where the plugin is installed.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict Contributor-level access to trusted users only and monitor for unusual privilege escalations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-25T12:14:02.975Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a749d33bf8831d539db9d39
Added to database: 08/06/2026, 14:41:55 UTC
Last enriched: 08/13/2026, 17:04:58 UTC
Last updated: 09/21/2026, 22:01:33 UTC
Views: 23
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