Vulnerability · Published Sep 17, 2026 · Assigned by WPScan
CVE-2026-88904PuppyFW <= 0.4.4 - Subscriber+ Arbitrary Blog Options Update and Deletion Leading to Privilege Escalation
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity privilege mismanagement in PuppyFW from Unknown. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
The PuppyFW WordPress plugin through 0.4.4 does not have proper authorisation on one of its REST routes, which tests the caller against a capability taken from the request itself, allowing any authenticated user, including subscribers, to add, modify and delete arbitrary blog options and thereby escalate their privileges.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/d65eff64-0c20-4cfe-8ba2-1d202a5e4306/ exploit, vdb-entry, technical-description