Auth bypass in Publishpress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve And Schedule Content Changes

CVE-2026-118186

The PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes WordPress plugin before 4.3.1 does not correctly restrict who may publish content, allowing users such as Contributors who can edit but not publish to make unreviewed posts and pages publicly live, bypassing the intended editorial approval workflow.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

The 30-day trend appears once there are two daily scores.

Affected products

  • Publishpress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve And Schedule Content Changes

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-118186?
CVE-2026-118186 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Publishpress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve And Schedule Content Changes, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2026-11-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-118186?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.