CVE-2026-86596: s2Member (WordPress plugin) · Code Injection
Affects s2Member (WordPress plugin)Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.
Data as of 2 Nov 2026, 21:58 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (Wordfence) | CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 |
|---|
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 2 Nov 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 2 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| clavaques2Member – Excellent for All Kinds of Memberships, Content Restriction Paywalls & Member Access Subscriptions | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Users should restrict access to trusted users only and consider disabling or removing the s2Member plugin until a vendor-provided fix is available. Monitor the vendor's advisory channels for updates. Since this is a code injection vulnerability requiring authenticated access, limiting user privileges can reduce risk.
Description
The s2Member WordPress plugin is vulnerable to remote code execution via the 'item_name' parameter due to insufficient sanitization of PHP code tags. Authenticated users with custom-level access or higher can exploit this to execute arbitrary code on the server. This affects all versions up to and including 260927. The vulnerability arises from the strip_php_tags_deep() function only removing literal '<?' sequences, allowing attackers to reconstruct valid PHP openers after interpolation in email templates.
References
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/bbe64cd3-c5ca-4867-90de-4784510a1126?source=cve (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/s2member/tags/260829/src/includes/classes/utilities.inc.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/s2member/tags/260829/src/includes/classes/paypal-notify-in-web-accept-sp.inc.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/s2member/tags/260829/src/includes/classes/paypal-notify-in-web-accept-sp.inc.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/s2member/tags/260829/src/includes/classes/paypal-notify-in-web-accept-sp.inc.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/s2member/tags/260829/src/includes/classes/utils-strings.inc.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/s2member/tags/260829/src/includes/classes/paypal-notify-in.inc.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/s2member/tags/260829/src/includes/classes/paypal-notify-in-subscr-or-wa-w-level.inc.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3722434/s2member (opens in a new tab)