What is CVE-2026-16563?

CVE-2026-16563 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Academy Lms, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-03.

How severe is CVE-2026-16563?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Academy Lms

CVE-2026-16563

The Academy LMS WordPress plugin before 3.8.3 does not verify course enrollment or lesson publication status when returning a single lesson through its REST API, allowing users with a self-service student (Subscriber-level) account to disc…

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Unknown Academy Lms — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-16563?: CVE-2026-16563 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Academy Lms, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-03.
How severe is CVE-2026-16563?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.