CVE-2026-28183: CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment in PublishPress PublishPress Capabilities
Editor Privilege Escalation in PublishPress Capabilities <= 2.45.0 versions.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in PublishPress Capabilities (versions <= 2.45.0) allows users with editor privileges to escalate their access rights due to incorrect privilege assignment. The CVSS 3.1 score of 7.2 indicates a high impact with network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. No vendor advisory or patch information is provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an editor-level user to gain higher privileges, potentially leading to full control over the affected system's PublishPress Capabilities plugin. This could compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system managed by the plugin.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict editor-level user permissions where possible and monitor for suspicious privilege escalations.
CVE-2026-28183: CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment in PublishPress PublishPress Capabilities
Description
Editor Privilege Escalation in PublishPress Capabilities <= 2.45.0 versions.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.2high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in PublishPress Capabilities (versions <= 2.45.0) allows users with editor privileges to escalate their access rights due to incorrect privilege assignment. The CVSS 3.1 score of 7.2 indicates a high impact with network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. No vendor advisory or patch information is provided, and no known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an editor-level user to gain higher privileges, potentially leading to full control over the affected system's PublishPress Capabilities plugin. This could compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system managed by the plugin.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, restrict editor-level user permissions where possible and monitor for suspicious privilege escalations.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Patchstack
- Date Reserved
- 2026-02-25T12:14:47.650Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a749d34bf8831d539db9dad
Added to database: 08/06/2026, 14:41:56 UTC
Last enriched: 08/06/2026, 15:44:13 UTC
Last updated: 08/06/2026, 22:13:04 UTC
Views: 3
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