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CVE-2026-18053: The MemberDash plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-18053· High 8.8

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 14 Nov 2026, 16:17 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (Wordfence)CVSS 3.18.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 14 Nov 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 14 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
LearnDashMemberDashAffected
  • <=1.8.7
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Until a fix is available, restrict user roles and privileges to trusted users only and monitor for suspicious account changes.

Description

The MemberDash WordPress plugin up to and including version 1.8.7 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability. This flaw arises from a mass-assignment issue in the user_account_manager() function, allowing authenticated users with subscriber-level access or higher to modify arbitrary user accounts, including administrators. Attackers can overwrite email addresses and passwords of any WordPress user, potentially gaining full administrative control of the site.

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