What is CVE-2026-28183?

CVE-2026-28183 is a high-severity vulnerability in Publishpress Capabilities, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-08-06.

How severe is CVE-2026-28183?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Publishpress Capabilities

CVE-2026-28183

Incorrect Privilege Assignment vulnerability in PublishPress PublishPress Capabilities capability-manager-enhanced allows Privilege Escalation.This issue affects PublishPress Capabilities: from n/a through 2.45.0.

Published 2026-08-06 · last modified 2026-09-23.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Publishpress Capabilities

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-266 — Incorrect Privilege Assignment

References

patchstack.com/database/wordpress/plugin/capability-manager-enhanced/vulnerabil… (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-28183?: CVE-2026-28183 is a high-severity vulnerability in Publishpress Capabilities, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-08-06.
How severe is CVE-2026-28183?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.