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CVE-2026-16534: Import and export users and customers < 2.4.2 - Custom Role Privilege Escalation to Administrator via CSV Import
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.1 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: 2026-08-03 · updated 2026-08-26
- Weakness: CWE-269
Description
The Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before 2.4.2 does not enforce WordPress's role-assignment and per-user edit permissions during CSV import, allowing a user holding only the user-creation capability to create an administrator account and to overwrite an existing administrator's password or email.
Affected products
- carazo Import and export users and customers: before 2.4.2 — fixed in 2.4.2
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: carazo Import and export users and customers 2.4.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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