Vulnerability · Published Feb 20, 2026 · Assigned by Patchstack

CVE-2025-69298WordPress Gauge theme <= 6.56.4 - Broken Access Control vulnerability

High 7.5

In plain English

A high-severity missing authorization in Gauge from GhostPool. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 20% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 79.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Missing Authorization vulnerability in GhostPool Gauge gauge allows Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels.This issue affects Gauge: from n/a through <= 6.56.4.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
GhostPool	Gauge	0 – through 6.56.4

Weakness: CWE-862 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References

https://patchstack.com/database/Wordpress/Theme/gauge/vulnerability/wordpress-gauge-theme-6-56-4-broken-access-control-vulnerability?_s_id=cve vdb-entry