Vulnerability · Published Sep 20, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-92541Import and export users and customers < 2.5.2 - Custom Role Privilege Escalation to Administrator via Frontend Importer
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 enforce the promote_users capability in its front-end import functionality, allowing users with only the create_users capability to change the role of existing users, including promoting them to administrator.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Import and export users and customers | 0 – 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/b31fb9ee-9f65-43d0-88fa-da99513f8a3b/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description