Vulnerability · Published Sep 20, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-92540Import and export users and customers < 2.5.2 - Custom Role Privilege Escalation to Administrator via caller_can_promote_users
High 7.2
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in Import and export users and customers from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 40% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.2High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The Import and export users and customers WordPress plugin before 2.5.2 does not correctly enforce the promote_users capability when assigning roles during a CSV import, allowing users with only the create_users capability to create new administrator accounts or promote existing users to administrator.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Import and export users and customers | 2.4.16 – before 2.5.2 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/3a112d4b-9824-4128-ad6a-25b928e6fbdd/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description