Privilege escalation in Kivicare

CVE-2026-13610

The KiviCare WordPress plugin before 4.5.2 does not restrict the roles assignable through its unauthenticated registration endpoint, allowing unauthenticated attackers to create an active, privileged clinic-staff (doctor) account with full access to patient records, billing and clinic data.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (32.3th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-13610: held from 0.003 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001

Affected products

  • Kivicare — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-13610?
CVE-2026-13610 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kivicare, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-13610?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-13610 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.