CVE-2026-18366

CRITICAL CVSS 3.1: 9.8 EPSS 0.30%
Updated Aug 12, 2026
WordPress
Parameter Value
CVSS 9.8 (CRITICAL)
Affected Versions before 7.4.1
Type CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)
Vendor WordPress
Public PoC No

The Events Manager WordPress plugin before 7.4.1 does not properly scope its capability mapping, discarding the access control decisions WordPress already made for unrelated privileged actions, which allows unauthenticated users to change the password of, escalate to Administrator, or delete any account whose user ID happens to match the ID of one of the Events Manager WordPress plugin before 7.4.1's own posts.

Attack Parameters

Attack Vector
Network
Can be exploited remotely
Attack Complexity
Low
Easy to exploit
Privileges Required
None
No privileges needed
User Interaction
None
No user interaction needed

Impact Assessment

Confidentiality
High
Complete data leak
Integrity
High
Complete data modification
Availability
High
Complete denial of service

CVSS Vector v3.1