What is CVE-2026-5130?

CVE-2026-5130 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jhimross Debugger & Troubleshooter, classified under Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-03-30.

How severe is CVE-2026-5130?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Jhimross Debugger & Troubleshooter

CVE-2026-5130

The Debugger & Troubleshooter plugin for WordPress was vulnerable to Unauthenticated Privilege Escalation in versions up to and including 1.3.2. This was due to the plugin accepting the wp_debug_troubleshoot_simulate_user cookie value dire…

EPSS: 0.000 (10.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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

Jhimross Debugger & Troubleshooter — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-565 — Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-5130?: CVE-2026-5130 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jhimross Debugger & Troubleshooter, classified under Reliance on Cookies without Validation and Integrity Checking. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2026-5130?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.