What is CVE-2026-12687?

CVE-2026-12687 is a high-severity vulnerability in Profilegrid, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-30.

How severe is CVE-2026-12687?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Profilegrid

CVE-2026-12687

The ProfileGrid WordPress plugin before 5.9.9.8 does not restrict which group an anonymous visitor may register into through its front-end registration, allowing unauthenticated users to register directly into a privileged group and be gr…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Unknown Profilegrid — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

contact@wpscan.com (technical-description, exploit, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-12687?: CVE-2026-12687 is a high-severity vulnerability in Profilegrid, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-07-30.
How severe is CVE-2026-12687?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.