How severe is CVE-2026-118186?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

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 2026-11-06 · last modified 2026-11-06.

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

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

wpscan.com/vulnerability/aa4c90ad-1477-47ef-aef8-c384a67d4b61/ (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

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.