CVE-2026-8176: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in latepoint LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events
LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events for WordPress contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in versions up to and including 5.5.1. An authenticated user with Agent-level access can chain multiple flaws to overwrite an Administrator's password without using Administrator-only APIs, allowing elevation to Administrator privileges. The vulnerability has a high severity score of 7.5. A patch is available, and since this is a cloud service, the vendor manages remediation server-side.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-8176 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the LatePoint WordPress plugin (up to version 5.5.1) that allows an authenticated Agent user to escalate privileges to Administrator by chaining three independent flaws. This chain enables overwriting the WordPress Administrator password without invoking Administrator-only APIs, effectively bypassing privilege restrictions. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, indicating high severity. The affected product is a cloud-hosted service, and the vendor is responsible for applying the patch.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Agent-level authentication can escalate privileges to Administrator by overwriting the Administrator password. This compromises the entire WordPress site, allowing full control over site content, configuration, and user management. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. Since LatePoint is a cloud-hosted service, the vendor manages remediation server-side. Users should verify with the vendor advisory that their service instance has been updated to the patched version to mitigate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-8176: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management in latepoint LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events
Description
LatePoint – Calendar Booking Plugin for Appointments and Events for WordPress contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in versions up to and including 5.5.1. An authenticated user with Agent-level access can chain multiple flaws to overwrite an Administrator's password without using Administrator-only APIs, allowing elevation to Administrator privileges. The vulnerability has a high severity score of 7.5. A patch is available, and since this is a cloud service, the vendor manages remediation server-side.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-8176 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in the LatePoint WordPress plugin (up to version 5.5.1) that allows an authenticated Agent user to escalate privileges to Administrator by chaining three independent flaws. This chain enables overwriting the WordPress Administrator password without invoking Administrator-only APIs, effectively bypassing privilege restrictions. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management) and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5, indicating high severity. The affected product is a cloud-hosted service, and the vendor is responsible for applying the patch.
Potential Impact
An attacker with Agent-level authentication can escalate privileges to Administrator by overwriting the Administrator password. This compromises the entire WordPress site, allowing full control over site content, configuration, and user management. The vulnerability impacts confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Mitigation Recommendations
A patch is available for this vulnerability. Since LatePoint is a cloud-hosted service, the vendor manages remediation server-side. Users should verify with the vendor advisory that their service instance has been updated to the patched version to mitigate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Wordfence
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-08T15:11:03.312Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
- Is Cloud Service
- true
Threat ID: 6a31650f0b89be6888c920ee
Added to database: 6/16/2026, 3:00:31 PM
Last enriched: 6/16/2026, 3:15:06 PM
Last updated: 6/16/2026, 5:58:35 PM
Views: 5
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