Privilege escalation in Teydeastudio Wp Password Policy
CVE-2026-15992
The WP Password Policy plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to and including 3.7.1. This is due to missing authorization checks and nonce verification in the `get_user()` function of the `Module_Pas…
Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Teydeastudio Wp Password Policy — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-15992?
- CVE-2026-15992 is a high-severity vulnerability in Teydeastudio Wp Password Policy, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-07-28.
- How severe is CVE-2026-15992?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.