CVE-2026-28183: WordPress PublishPress Capabilities plugin <= 2.45.0 - Privilege Escalation vulnerability

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-08-06 · updated 2026-09-23
Weakness: CWE-266

Description

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in PublishPress PublishPress Capabilities capability-manager-enhanced allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects PublishPress Capabilities: from n/a through 2.45.0.

Affected products

PublishPress Capabilities: through 2.45.0

References

https://patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/capability-manager-enhanced/vulnerability/wordpress-publishpress-capabilities-plugin-2-45-0-privilege-escalation-vulnerability?_s_id=cve

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