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CVE-2026-85569: Tutor LMS (WordPress plugin) · Improper Privilege Management

Affects Tutor LMS (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High : upgrade to 4.0.8 soon.

Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 20:20 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.2High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 40% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 4.0.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 16 Sep 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 31 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Tutor LMS (WordPress plugin) to 4.0.8.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Tutor LMSAffected
  • >=2.7.1 <4.0.8
Fixed in
  • 4.0.8

AI-suggested

A fixed version of Tutor LMS is available starting from version 4.0.8. Users should upgrade to version 4.0.8 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No other mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

Description

CVE-2026-85569 is a privilege management vulnerability in the Tutor LMS WordPress plugin versions 2.7.1 up to but not including 4.0.8. The plugin fails to correctly verify if an incoming request targets its own REST API and does not enforce the permissions associated with API credentials. This flaw allows a user holding a read-only API key to perform actions with the privileges of the administrator who issued the key.

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