Auth bypass in Project Manager

CVE-2026-74928

The Project Manager WordPress plugin before 4.0.7 does not have any authorisation check on its import routes, allowing unauthenticated users to create WordPress accounts with a password the attacker already knows, bypassing the site's own registration setting.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (32.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-74928: held from 0.003 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.001

Affected products

  • Project Manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-74928?
CVE-2026-74928 is a high-severity vulnerability in Project Manager, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-08-26.
How severe is CVE-2026-74928?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.