Vulnerability · Published Jul 27, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-12394MemberGlut < 1.1.5 - Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation to Administrator
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity privilege mismanagement in MemberGlut from Unknown. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.1% (higher than 82% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)2.1%top 18.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling1Nuclei
Official description
The MemberGlut WordPress plugin before 1.1.5 does not validate the role chosen during front-end registration, allowing unauthenticated users to register an account with an arbitrary role, including administrator, leading to full site compromise.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | MemberGlut | 0 – before 1.1.5 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/6b126a3e-30d5-4bed-ba47-33e589ec2852/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description