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CVE-2026-12687: ProfileGrid < 5.9.9.8 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation via Unrestricted Group ID
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-07-30 · updated 2026-07-30
- Weakness: CWE-269
Description
The ProfileGrid WordPress plugin before 5.9.9.8 does not restrict which group an anonymous visitor may register into through its front-end registration, allowing unauthenticated users to register directly into a privileged group and be granted that group's configured role, up to Administrator when such a group exists, leading to privilege escalation.
Affected products
- metagauss ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities: before 5.9.9.8 — fixed in 5.9.9.8
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: metagauss ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities 5.9.9.8. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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