What is CVE-2026-4609?

CVE-2026-4609 is a high-severity vulnerability in Metagauss Profilegrid – User Profiles, Groups And Communities, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-4609?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Metagauss Profilegrid – User Profiles, Groups And Communities

CVE-2026-4609

The ProfileGrid – User Profiles, Groups and Communities plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to unauthorized access due to a missing capability check on the pm_invite_user function in all versions up to, and including, 5.9.8.4. This makes it…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.000 (8.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Metagauss Profilegrid – User Profiles, Groups And Communities — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-4609?: CVE-2026-4609 is a high-severity vulnerability in Metagauss Profilegrid – User Profiles, Groups And Communities, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-4609?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.