Privilege escalation in Pronamic Pay
CVE-2026-16635
The Pronamic Pay plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Privilege Escalation in all versions up to, and including, 10.1.0 This is due to the `maybe_update_user_role()` function passing an attacker-controlled Gravity Forms field value (`$lea…
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
- Pronamic Pay — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-16635?
- CVE-2026-16635 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pronamic Pay, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-08-01.
- How severe is CVE-2026-16635?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.