The Import and export users and customers plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions
Source GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 6 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 36% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 23 Sep 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 7 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| carazoImport and export users and customers | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Mitigation requires avoiding the export and re-import workflow with both "Update existing users" and "Update roles for existing users" enabled until a fix is available. Site administrators should be cautious about performing this operation and restrict access to users with at least Subscriber privileges. Monitor vendor advisories for updates and patches addressing this vulnerability.
Description
The Import and export users and customers plugin for WordPress contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in all versions up to and including 2.4.17. This flaw arises from inconsistent CSV escaping between the export and import functions, allowing an authenticated user with Subscriber-level access or higher to escalate their privileges to Administrator. Exploitation requires a site administrator to perform an export and re-import operation with specific options enabled.
References
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86583 (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/tags/2.4.17/classes/batch_exporter.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/tags/2.4.17/classes/helper.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/tags/2.4.17/classes/import.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/tags/2.4.17/classes/import.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/import-users-from-csv-with-meta/tags/2.4.17/classes/import.php (opens in a new tab)
- plugins.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/3687349/import-users-from-csv-with-meta (opens in a new tab)
- wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/5b0f3444-4c10-45ce-a00b-4ed6038b8846?source=cve (opens in a new tab)